The Cliff Prospect is a gold mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.2458, -116.66170
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Cliff Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cliff Prospect
Secondary: Gaarden Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Hells Canyon Area
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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
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: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation, Bleached, Pyritization
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: IN 1947, AU .26 OZ/TON, AG 1.6 OZ/TON, CU 2.46% ( FROM WEIGHTED AVERAGES OF ASSAYS IN 1947
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Located 1 Mi N Of Red Ledge Mine High On S Side Of Cliff Mountain; On N Side Oxbow Creek About 1 Mi Above Its Mouth
Comment (Deposit): Vein Averages 16 In Thick
Comment (Workings): Vein Averages 16 In Thick.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1954, Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 97, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): Long, R.C., 1976 , Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Red Ledge Mine Area, Adams County, Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State Univ., M.S. Thesis, 115 P.
Reference (Deposit): Livingston, D.C., And Laney, F.B., 1920 , The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1 , P. 39
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 1
Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 97
Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile 1st Ann. Rept. Add., Idaho Dept. Labo
Reference (Deposit): Close, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open File Report MLA 9-93, P. 98-100.
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