The Gold Flint Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.2453, -114.10670
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Gold Flint Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Flint Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Gold Flint Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1880
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OTHER SAMPLES ABOUT $5 AU/TON.
Analytical Data: AVG. SAMPLE $15.70 AU/TON (1904)
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LEESBURG BASIN
Comment (Workings): ADITS, TUNNELS, SHAFTS, CROSS - CUTS
Comment (Geology): GOLD FLINT ON FAULT PLANE AS GOLD DUST; EROSION OF VEIN WAS SOURCE OF LEESBURG BASIN PLACER GOLD DOWNSTREAM. FAULT STRIKES N 18 DEG E, DIPS 45 DEG NW.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BIG TONNAGE OF PAY ORE BLOCKED OUT
References
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 528
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1904, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1903.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1905, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1904.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1906, SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1905.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1904 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1903
Reference (Deposit): 1905 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1904
Reference (Deposit): 1906 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1905
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