The Mule Creek Prospect No. 1 is a silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.9108, -115.20420
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Mule Creek Prospect No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mule Creek Prospect No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warror 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: Underground
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: STOCKPILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ AU, 0.20 OZ AG/TON. CRIB STOCKPILE SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.66 OZ AU, 0.40 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): About 1 Mi N Of The Overlook Mine And About 300 Ft Lower Than Crest Of Ridge Of Black Warrior Cr.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Item 1 Stockpiled, Item 2 In Old Crib
Comment (Commodity): Samples Contained 1.37 To 22.6 Grams Gold And 6.8 To 13.7 Grams Silver Per Tonne.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1970 Other T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319-
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad
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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