The Pickett Mountain Prospect is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,100 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: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 44.0897, -115.18670
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Pickett Mountain Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pickett Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Unorganized District; Pickett Mtn. 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Yellowish Green Stain , Possibly Scorodite, Possibly Scorodite
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.07% ZN.
Analytical Data: 0.15% PB
Analytical Data: 0.03% CU
Analytical Data: 0.3 - 0.4 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: RANDOM SAMPLES: TRACE - 0.6 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): Caved Shaft And Several Prospect Pits
Comment (Deposit): A 2nd Vein, About 600 Ft Se, Parallels Above Vein
Comment (Location): About 0.25 Mi W Of Top Of Pickett Mountain, At Crest Of Broad Grass Covered Ridge
Comment (Commodity): Dump Sample Valves Ranged From 0.3 To 21 Grams Gold Per Metric Ton; 2.4 To 14 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton; 0.003 To 0.03 Percent Copper; 0.15 To 0.2 Percent Lead And 0.07 Per- Cent Zinc.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., Freeman, V. L., And Coffman, J. S., 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319 -D, 174 P
Reference (Deposit): 1970 Recon Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, Bulletin 1319 -
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