The Hen Creek Prospect is a silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 45.3342, -115.40330
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Hen Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hen Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Salmon River 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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
Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Staining
Alteration Text: Fe Stain
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOW 0.07 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): On Ridge Between Hen And Five Mile Creeks
Comment (Commodity): Assays Showed 2.4 Grams Per Metric Tonne. Silver Is In Banded White Quartz Veins That Contain Less Than 1% Disseminated Pyrite.
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): ELK CITY QUAD, IBMG MINES AND PROSPECT MAP SERIES, V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL.
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