The Panther Prospect is a lead mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3731, -115.83280
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Panther Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Panther Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Feldspar
Tertiary: Mica
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Unorganized District; Middle Fk. Payette R. Area
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
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1944
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: North Fork Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Plagioclase
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Trail NE From Boiling - Spring Ranger Station To Prospect S. of Bryan Creek On E Wall of Mid. Fk. Valley 600 Ft. Above Stream.
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Mica Books Reeved and Black - Stained
References
Reference (Deposit): Stoll, W. C., 1950, Mica And Beryl Pegmatites In Idaho And Montana: U. S. Geological Survey Prof. Paper 229, 64 P.
Reference (Deposit): Lesure, F. G., 1964, Mineral Resource - Mica And Associated Pegmatite Minerals, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 123 - 133
Reference (Deposit): 1950 Recon W. C. Stoll, Prof. Paper 229
Reference (Deposit): 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. 1
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