White Cloud Prospect

The White Cloud Prospect is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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: White Cloud Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 44.0781, -114.67110

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White Cloud Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Cloud Prospect
Secondary: White Cloud #1-3


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc


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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: A CHIP SAMPLE TAKEN ACROSS THE QUARTZ VEIN ASSAYED 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 12.8 OZ AG/TON, 6.4 % ZN, AND 1.99 % SB. SAMPLES OF ALTERED QUARTZITE ASSAYED AS MUCH AS 0.4 OZ AG/TON, 0.2 % PB, AND 0.4 % ZN


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Jamesonite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 1 Prospect Pit

Comment (Location): 2 Mi N. of Blackman Peak, In Floor of Strawberry Basin

Comment (Geology): Fault Zone Strikes NE, Dips Steeply


References

Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Countie, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bull. 1545e, P.341, Pl.3, No.102


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