Homestake Prospect

The Homestake Prospect is a lead, zinc, copper, and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 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: Homestake Prospect

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 43.6717, -114.26080

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Homestake Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Homestake Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs Creek 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: W. F. Mac Gregor And F. Patton

Owner Name: John A. Nelson And Gus Johnson


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Development): 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS


References

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 81


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