The Hotchkiss Claim Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.66083, -116.96806
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Hotchkiss Claim Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hotchkiss Claim Prospect
Secondary: Poorboy - Slowpoke
Secondary: Hines
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Charles Koski
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Selkirk Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Powellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: DEPOSITS LIKELY TO BE TOO SMALL FOR PROFITABLE MINING
Comment (Location): SE OF NICKLEPLATE MTN.; PLOTTED IN SECTION 3
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): KING, R. U., 1964 , MINERAL RESOURCES - MOLYBDENUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1 , P. 133 - 138
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. NO. 6
Idaho Gold
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