Gold Flint Prospect

The Gold Flint Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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

Name: Gold Flint Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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