The Robinhood Prospect is a silver mine located in Custer 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: 44.7128, -115.03280
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Robinhood Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Robinhood Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Middle Fork 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Milton Hood And Earl Kimball
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1899
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: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE AND 0.48 % CU, 0.05 AND 5.41% PB
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE CONTAINED 0.08 % ZN
Analytical Data: 5 SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE AND 0.28 OZ AU/TON, 0.20 TO 22.9 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Development): Prospects Extends From Near Thomas Creek To Top of Ridge
Comment (Deposit): Second Shear Zone Strikes N 76 Deg W, Dips 17 Deg N; Quartz Veins Strike N and N 60 Deg W, Dip 39 Deg E and Vertically, Respectively, Data For Strike and Dip Above Concern Largest Mineralized Area
Comment (Location): Less Than 1 Mi SW From Confluence of Thomas Creek and Middle Fork Salmon River
Comment (Geology): Pegmatite Dike Trends N 24 Deg E, Dips 68 Deg Nw; Andesite Dike Trends N 50 - 70 Deg W, Dips Ne
Comment (Commodity): Assayed Sample of Mineralized Shear Zone Showed 9.59 Grams Gold Per Metric Tonne, 784.6 Grams Silver Per Metric Tonne, .48% Copper, and 5.41% Lead.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P
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