The Trimetallic Prospect is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 46.3239, -116.13670
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Trimetallic Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trimetallic Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Lolo 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Trimetallic Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Bornite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Vein Exposed For 555 Ft
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 46-19-27N 116-8-10W (46.32417 -116.13611); UTM N5130200 E566500 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 034N, RNG 003E, Sect 06, Sect_fract
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, The Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Region About Orofino, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 34, 63 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1917, P. 75-76.
Reference (Deposit): 1918 Compile 19th Ann. Rept. State Mine Inspector For 1917
Reference (Deposit): 1956 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 34
Idaho Gold
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