White Metal Prospect

The White Metal Prospect is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,599 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 Metal Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.9067, -115.28190

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White Metal Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Metal Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: George Brewer

Owner Name: Idaho Quicksilver Mines Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper


Comments

Comment (Location): E. OF BUCKS BED


References

Reference (Deposit): CURRIER, L. W., 1935, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE YELLOW PINE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 43, 27 P.

Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1919, TUNGSTEN, CINNABAR, MANGANESE, MOLYBDENUM, AND TIN DEPOSITS OF IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO SCHOOL OF MINES BULL. 2, V. 14, 72 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1935 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4


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