The Timberline Prospect is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,701 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: 9,701 Feet (2,957 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.0647, -114.65220
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Timberline Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Timberline Prospect
Secondary: Strawberry
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Fourth Of July Creek 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Elmer Enderlin And James Getty
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1974
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: 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
Form: PINCHES, SWELLS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Anticline - Workings Near Axial Plane.
Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N.; Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): N. of Blackman Peak On E. Side of Ridge Between Ants and Strawberry Basins
Comment (Deposit): In Adit No. 1 Vein Strikes N 5 - 15 Deg W, Dips 45 -75 Deg NE, and Is 1.5 - 4 Ft Thick; Adit 2 Exposes Vein That Strikes N 5 - 10 Deg W, Dips 55 - 75 Deg W, and Is 2 - 3 Ft Thick
Comment (Workings): 3 Open Adits, 2 Caved Adits and 2 Prospect Pits
References
Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, P.331, Pl.3, No.99
Idaho Gold
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