H - Y Prospect

The H - Y Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,402 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: H - Y Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.9467, -115.14000

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H - Y Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: H - Y Prospect
Secondary: Climax


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Thunder Mountain 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: Payette National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: H. - Y Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1901
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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Staining


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RHYOLITE FLOW BRECCIA SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.04 OZ AU AND 0.59 OZ AG/TON. OTHER ASSAYS OF TRACE TO 0.01 OZ AU, UP TO 0.12 OZ AG/TON.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): 6 ADITS, A SHAFT, MORE THAN 20 PITS

Comment (Location): 2000 FT SW OF THE STANDARD ON DIVIDE BETWEEN CORNISH AND COONE CREEKS


References

Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1936 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304.


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