Valley View Prospect

The Valley View Prospect is a copper, lead, zinc, 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

Name: Valley View Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 43.9222, -114.73610

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Valley View Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Valley View Prospect


Commodity

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


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Germania 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

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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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: TRACE AU AND AG
Analytical Data: TWO SAMPLES
Analytical Data: AS MUCH AS .15% PB
Analytical Data: .08% ZN
Analytical Data: .01% CU.


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Workings): PITS AND TRENCHES


References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT


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