The Johnson Creek Prospects is a silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.9642, -115.23690
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Johnson Creek Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Johnson Creek Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warrior 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
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
Type: L
Description: Slickensides
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Oxide Stains
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE OF QUARTZ ASSAYED 0.02 OZ AU, 0.4 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE OF RHYOLITE HAD TRACE AU, NO AG
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): Collected Samples Contained Tr To 0.69 Grams Gold Per Tonne, Zero To 329 Grams Silver Per Tonne, 1.0 Percent Copper, 0.2 Percent Lead, 0.07 Percent Zinc, 0.3 Percent Bismuth, Trace Zinc, And 1.0 Percent Molybdenum.
Comment (Location): Also In Ne4, Sec 1, T7n, R10e, And Sw4, Sec.5, T7n, R11e.
Comment (Location): 2 Prospects, 1/4 Mi W Of Johnson Creek And 0.3 Mi N Of Mouth Of Grouse Creek
Comment (Workings): 1 Adit, 1 Pit
Comment (Geology): Dike Is 100 Ft Thick, Trends N, Dips 70 Deg W.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
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