The Johnson Lode Prospect is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.0467, -114.65970
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Johnson Lode Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Johnson Lode Prospect
Secondary: Old Johnson Lode
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Middle Fork 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1930
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Along Alpine Creek about 1 mi upstream from Wilson Creek
Comment (Development): 1 stamp mill and buckets
Comment (Workings): 1 adit
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: BEFORE 1930. RELOCATED 1947.
Comment (Geology): Veins of massive white quartzite contain abundant pyrite and chalcopyrite with iron staining and malachite staining. The metallic minerals occur in irregular pods. Specular hematite and limonite are also present.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): WFOC (Bureau Of Mines) Mineral Property File 016 059 0432.
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