The Sunbeam and Pride of the West Prospect is a zinc, copper, lead, silver, and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8522, -114.88310
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Sunbeam and Pride of the West Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunbeam and Pride of the West Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Merger Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF 3 50 LB. SAMPLES AVG. 40 OZ AG/TO
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): IMMEDIATELY WEST OF SILVER KING MINE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1922, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF ALTURAS QUADRANGLE, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5, 33 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1922 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 5
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITY LIST, 1974
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