The Browns Creek Prospect is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8706, -115.19190
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Browns Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Browns Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1948
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: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OTHER SAMPLES ASSAYED 0.01 - 0.04 OZ. AU/TON, 0.2 - 2.7 OZ. AG/TON.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN CONTAINED 0.02 OZ. AU/TON, 0.04 OZ. AG/TON.
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): Prospect On Sunset Claim
Comment (Location): W. Side And Near Top Of Ridge Between Browns Creek And Little Queens River
Comment (Workings): 3 Adits
Comment (Workings): Workings Consist Of Three Adits. Samples From Exposed Quartz Vein And Dump Contained Values Ranging From 0.3 To 1.4 Gram Gold Per Metric Ton; 1.4 To 92.5 Silver Per Metric Ton. Stream-Sediment Samples From Tributaries Along The Western Side Of Browns Creek Were Not Anomalous. Samples From The Headwaters Of Browns Creek Were Anomalous In Zinc And Lead.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al., 1981, Hailey Quad, Mines And Prospects Map Series
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