The Diamond Prospect is a silver and lead mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.51111, -113.64306
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Diamond Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Diamond Prospect
Secondary: Zinc-Clarke Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS, VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAINED 10-12% PB, 8-12 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Several Small Tunnels And Cuts
Comment (Development): 5 Unpatented Claims
Comment (Deposit): Vein May Be Traced For Several Hundred Ft
Comment (Location): Along N Fk Lava Creek Several Hundred Yards Beyond The Edna
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, 1944, Diamond: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, 1944, Zinc-Clarke: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept
Reference (Deposit): U S Bureau Of Mines Mineral Report 37
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