The Buick Prospect is a 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:
Lat, Long: 43.8697, -114.63000
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Buick Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buick Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Galena 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
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: PINCHES, SWELLS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron - Oxide Stains
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AS MUCH AS 3.6 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: 3 CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS VEIN
Analytical Data: 2 SELECT STOCKPILE SAMPLES
Analytical Data: 18.2 AND 24 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: 0.7 AND 0.2% PB.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): CAVED PITS AND ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): 1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN-FILE REPT
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 648 P
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