The Dowling Quartz Prospect is a silver mine located in Custer 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
Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.5928, -115.13080
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Dowling Quartz Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dowling Quartz Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Seafoam 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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
Type: L
Description: Fault Trending N 35 Deg E Offsets Shear Zone 10 Ft.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 59.8 OZ AG/TON ESTIMATED FROM DUMP SAMPLE.
Analytical Data: 7.67 OZ AG/TON FROM CHIP SAMPLE
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 Adits, 3 Pits.
Comment (Location): 0.7 Mi SW From Greyhound Mountain Lookout and 200 Ft SE of Greyhound Ridge Trail.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): 1973 Recon Cater, F. W., And Others, Bull. 130
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