The Tango Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.1753, -114.58420
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Tango Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tango Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1885
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: White Cloud Peaks
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Oxide Stains
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
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF EASTERN EXTENSION OF SHEAR ZONE: 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 11.6 OZ AG/TON, 7.5 % PB, 0.16 % ZN, 0.03 % CU. ALSO DETECTED 0.02 % MOS2, 0.009 - 0.01 LB HG/TON.
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF MAIN SHEAR ZONE: 0.04 OZ AU/TON, 5.6 OZ AG/TON, 3.3 % PB, 0.8 % ZN, 0.1 % CU
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): W. Fork Silver Rule Cr., 3 Mi E. Hoodoo Mine.
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Shear Zone Dips At Low Angle, Mining Would Require Considerable Artificial Ground Support, Recovery Costs High; Amount Mineralized Material Estimated Too Small For Profit
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): 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept
Reference (Deposit): Kern, Richard, 1972, Ms Thesis, Idaho State University, P. 57.
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy And Others, 1986, U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, P. 264; Plate 3, No. 79.
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