The Sand Hollow Prospect is a mine located in Payette county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.1472, -116.78170
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Sand Hollow Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sand Hollow Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Diatomite
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Payette
District: Payette Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Trellis Type Drainage
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAND SHOWS MN = 6.8% CAO = 0.8% FE = 2.8%
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): COUNTER CURRENT LEACHING WITH SULFUR DIOXIDE WILL BE THE MOST LOGICAL METHOD OF EXTRACTING THE MN.
References
Reference (Deposit): PRATER, L. S., 1947, METALLURGICAL TESTS ON THE MN - BEARING SANDS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 78, 11 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, GEOLOGY OF GEM AND PAYETTE COUNTIES: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 4, P. 35.
Reference (Deposit): 1947 OTHER I.B.M.G. PAMPHLET 78
Reference (Deposit): 1961 GEOLMAP I.B.M.G. COUNTY REPT. NO. 4
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