Happy Jack Prospect

The Happy Jack Prospect is a barium-barite mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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

Name: Happy Jack Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 45.2169, -115.26640

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Happy Jack Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Happy Jack Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Ramey Ridge 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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1933
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: STRINGER


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe And Mn Stains; Gouge


Rocks

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 0.2% BA


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): W Side Of W Fork Mulligan Creek. 600 Ft S. Of Gold Bug Cabin


References

Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USBM Bulletin 1304, 431 P

Reference (Deposit): Mines And Prospects For Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, Ve Mitchell, Et Al.


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