Golden Age Prospect

The Golden Age Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Golden Age Prospect
Secondary: Meadow Creek
Secondary: Easter Mine
Secondary: Black Sam

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Tenmile 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: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Marlow, Holder, And Wolson

Owner Name: Clearwater Gold Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Petzite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): Gneiss And Schist Strikes N 45 Deg W, Dips 70 Deg Ne

Comment (Location): Along Road Between Fall Creek (Town) And Newsome

References

Reference (Deposit): Leinert, 1982, Us Dept. Energy Nure. Pgj/F-065, App C, Rpt 8

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bur. Mines Open-File Report MLA 7-91, 1991, Plate 1, No. 12.

Reference (Deposit): Jellum, 1909, Some Central Idaho Gold Districts: Northwest Mining News, Spokane, Wa, P. 34.

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P

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