Slaughterhouse Gulch Prospect

The Slaughterhouse Gulch Prospect is a mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: Slaughterhouse Gulch Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.4806, -114.24170

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Slaughterhouse Gulch Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Slaughterhouse Gulch Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Vein
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: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BUNCHES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limonite


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS. ONLY LOWER TUNNEL IS OPEN. UPPER TUNNEL ALONG FISSURE THAT STRIKES N 30 DEG E, AND DIPS 45 - 50 DEG. NW

Comment (Geology): FISSURE ZONE JOINED BY A BRANCH THAT HAS A 50 - 70 DEG SE DIP. MAIN FISSURE ZONE 3 FT. WIDE

Comment (Location): N SIDE OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE GULCH


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 3

Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9


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