The Plumb Bob Claim is a gold and silver mine located in Boise 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: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.16778, -115.12000
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Plumb Bob Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Plumb Bob Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Cooper, William E.
Years: 1949 -
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A COMPOSITE SAMPLE FROM 3 PITS AND ADIT DUMP ASSAYED 0.09 OZ AU, 4.9 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT (CAVED) AND 3 PITS
Comment (Location): 3000 FT W OF OBSERVATION PEAK, NEAR CREST OF RIDGE BETWEEN SILVER AND TRAIL CREEKS
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: DEPOSIT GRADE NOT ADEQUATE TO BE MINED ECONOMICALLY ( 1970 )
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-
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