The Decker-Hortenstine No. 2 Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 43.6775, -115.44190
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Decker-Hortenstine No. 2 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Decker-Hortenstine No. 2 Prospect
Secondary: Moly Claim Group
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Roaring River 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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Decker And Hortenstine
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1920
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Trinity Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL BODIES AND STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): Two Claims, One Cut On Each Claim. Note: Area Was Field Ckecked In 1989 By Bureau Of Mines; No Trace Of Mining Activity Was Observed. Several Samples Taken In Area.
Comment (Location): On S. Branch Of The East Fork Of The Roaring River
References
Reference (Deposit): Schrader, F. C., 1925, Molybdenite In The Rocky Bar District, Idaho In Contributions To Econ. Geol., 1923-1924: USGS Bulletin 750, P. 87 - 99
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 10-91, 1991, Table B-13, P. 63.
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