Virginia Dare Prospect

The Virginia Dare Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,301 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: Virginia Dare Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 44.4047, -114.37420

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Virginia Dare Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Virginia Dare Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse 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: 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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): Tunnels Caved


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No 514, P. 225.

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bay Horse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bull. 877, 161 P


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