The O.K. Olson Prospect is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,625 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: 2,625 Feet (800 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 46.7325, -116.69810
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O.K. Olson Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: O.K. Olson Prospect
Secondary: O.K. Olson
Secondary: O.K. Olson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
District: Troy District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Palouse Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912, P. 122-123.
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 2, P. 14-15.
Reference (Deposit): EASTMAN, E. A., 1925, A GEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE COPPER OUTCROPS NEAR TROY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, BS THESIS, 15 P.
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