The San Francisco Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5775, -115.67440
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San Francisco Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Francisco Prospect
Secondary: St. Paul Fraction
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: F. A. Raney
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Type: L
Description: At Crest Of Large Isoclinal Anticline Which Has Been Invaded By Batholith
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile District, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P
Idaho Gold
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