The Trust Mining Company Prospect is a gold mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 48.9664, -116.39500
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Trust Mining Company Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trust Mining Company Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie Yaak District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Purcell Range - Hall Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein On Contact
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PICKED SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.06 OZ AU AND 5.4 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Production): No Production (Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology)
Comment (Development): 6 Claims
Comment (Workings): Lowest Tunnel Of 3 Levels Is 600 Ft Long, Picking Up Vein 480 Ft From Portal. Equipment: 8 - Man Camp, 35 H. P. Engine, Compressor, Mine Car, Rails, Mining Tools, Blacksmith Shop.
References
Reference (Deposit): MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY - - MPF DATA FILED UNDER 0160210006
Reference (Deposit): KIRKHAM, VIRGIL R. D., AND ELLIS, ERNEST W., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOUNDARY COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 10, 78 P
Reference (Deposit): 1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1
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