The ASARCO Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 44.1078, -114.56110
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ASARCO Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: ASARCO Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
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
Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1968
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Cloud Peaks
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM PIT CONTAINED LESS THAN 0.017% MOS2, 0.1 OZ AU/TON, 0.01 OZ AG/TON, CHIP SAMPLE QUARTZ MONZONITE: 0.017% MOS2, 0.1 OZ AU/TON, 0.01 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 2 MI SE OF LIVINGSTON MINE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Development): 10 DDH IN 1968. 50 CLAIMS IN 1969
Comment (Workings): 1 PIT
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): SPOKESMAN REVIEW, SEPT. 29 , 1968
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 1, 1969.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOCHEM ASARCO
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP ASARCO
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF THE CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL; VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.363, NO.91
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