The Griffin Prospect is a gold mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.0844, -111.29530
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Griffin Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Griffin Prospect
Secondary: Griffiths Mine
Secondary: Oneida South Mine
Secondary: Oneida Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Mount Pisgah 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1879
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 Mi Se Caribou Mountain Peak
Comment (Location): Could Not Find In The Field; May Possibly Be Part Of The Nealon, Iowa Oneida Patent.
Comment (Development): Name Of Mine Uncertain
Comment (Deposit): Vein Nearly Vertical
References
Reference (Deposit): Savage, C. N., 1961 , Geology And Mineral Resources Of Bonneville County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5 , 108 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hamilton, J. A., 1961 , Geology Of The Caribou Mountain Area, Bonneville And Caribou Counties, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, University Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 59 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1961 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No.
Idaho Gold
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