The Ford Prospect is a silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.8658, -115.17690
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Ford Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ford Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
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
Owner Name: Little Queens Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.4 - 0.6 OZ. AG/TON IN 4 SAMPLES.
Analytical Data: 0.01 - 0.02 OZ. AU/TON
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): .5 Mi. N. Of Little Queens Mine About 300 Ft Uphill To The E From A Ford On Little Queens R. Road Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: No Material Of Minable Grade Disclosed At The Prospect
Comment (Commodity): Sample Contained Gold Value Of 0.69 Gram Per Metric Ton, And 13.7 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton. Quartz Vein Contains Pyrite Crystals.
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., Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981 Hailey Quad
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