The Mutual Prospect is a mine located in Blaine 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
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.6144, -113.90920
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Mutual Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mutual Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Little Wood 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mutual Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ADJOINS MULDOON ON W
Comment (Deposit): VEIN PROBABLY EXTENSION OF MULDOON
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MACKAY REGION, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 97, 129 P.
Reference (Deposit): MOORE, F. C., 1910, ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1909
Reference (Deposit): 1910 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1909
Reference (Deposit): 1917 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., PROF. PAPER 97
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP NELSON, W. H. AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 1252-A
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