The Combination Prospect is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 45.0386, -115.41420
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Combination Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Combination Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: 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
Form: SEAMS, STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: OTHER RANDOM SAMPLES RAN $35 - $40/TON (1920)
Analytical Data: SELECTED ORE RAN $461/TON
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Garnet
Unknown: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Geology): SULFIDE BODY FOUND IN QUARTZITE; MAGNETITE IN ARGILLITE AND LIMESTONE
Comment (Location): SE OF THE RED METAL
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: MORAINAL MATERIAL IN AREA
Comment (Deposit): MAGNETITE BODY IN LIMESTONE STRIKES N 30 DEG W, DIPS 65 DEG W; 3 VEINS.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1920, TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1919.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT.
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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