The Grangeville Prospect is a mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.7586, -115.49390
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Grangeville Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grangeville Prospect
Secondary: Joe Schoner
Secondary: Denver Gold
Secondary: Gold Zone
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Orogrande 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Grangeville Gold Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG. MILLING ORE ASSAYED 0.49 OZ AU AND 0.2 OZ AG/TON. RATIO OF 16.8 TONS ORE TO 1 TON CONCENTRATES
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. $13/TON (1939)
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: Early 1890's
Comment (Location): On Ridge North Of Relief Creek; 8 Miles From Elk City, 6 Miles From New Highway Up S. Fk. Clearwater River.
Comment (Development): 1 Patented, 12 Unpatented Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): Northwest Mining, 1939, Grangeville Gold Corporation: Northwest Mining, V. 5, No. 6, P. 7, 10.
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