The Stonebreaker Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 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: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.3922, -115.20310
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Stonebreaker Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stonebreaker Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Chamberlain Basin 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Stonebreaker, Al
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 22 - FT VEIN ASSAYED $8 AU/TON AT TOP AND $30 AU/TON AT BOTTOM OF VEIN.
Materials
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Close To W Fk Chamberlain Creek; On Nw Slope Of The Basin Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Ross, C. P., 1936, Geology And Ore Deposits Near Edwardsburg And Thunder Mountain, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 44, 45 P
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