The Hercules Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,902 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.7575, -115.30470
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Hercules Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hercules Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E. J. Comly
Owner Name: Hercules Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1903
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: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES OF VEIN FOUND 0.20 AND 1.30 OZ AU/TON: 1 DUMP SAMPLE FOUND 0.24 OZ. AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 8 Claims; According To Comly, The Hercules Mining Co. Spent $25000.
Comment (Geology): Schist Strikes E, Dips 30 Deg N
References
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: U.S. Geological Survey Circ. 9, 89 P.
Reference (Deposit): Thomson, F. A., And Ballard, S. M., 1924, Geology And Gold Resources Of North Central Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Bulletin No. 7, 127 P.
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1924 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin No. 7
Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9
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