The Virginia-Beth Prospect is a silver, molybdenum, and gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Molybdenum, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.74583, -115.24583
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Virginia-Beth Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Virginia-Beth Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Unorganized District; Trigger Creek - Pistol Creek Area
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Johnson, Agnes
Owner Name: Brewster, N. G.
Owner Name: Hurd, Carson
Owner Name: Johnson, Cyrus
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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: Fe Stain
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANOTHER HAND PICKED SAMPLE ASSAYED 6.46% MOS2
Analytical Data: 3 SAMPLES RANGED 0.06 - 1.00% MOS2
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): LITTLE PISTOL CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Development): 11 CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS
References
Reference (Deposit): KING, R. U., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - MOLYBDENUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 133 - 138
Reference (Deposit): KIRKEMO, H., ANDERSON, C. A., AND CREASEY, S. C., 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, 1942 - 1960: USGS BULL. 1182 - E, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1
Reference (Deposit): 1965 RECON KIRKEMO, H., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1182-E
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304
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