The Hidden Lake Prospect (N. Altered Zone #2) is a lead and zinc mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,600 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: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.0125, -115.00670
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Hidden Lake Prospect (N. Altered Zone #2) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Lake Prospect (N. Altered Zone #2)
Secondary: Northern Altered Zone Prospect No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley And Hidden Lake Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
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, VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe, Mn - Stains
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 CHIP SAMPLE FROM MN RICH LENS HAD TRACES PB, AG, 150 PPM MO
Analytical Data: A QUARTZ VEINLET HAD 70 PPM
Analytical Data: A 2ND SAMPLE ACROSS 100 FT WIDTH ALTERED GRANITE HAD 70 PPM MO
Analytical Data: A 4TH SAMPLE OF ALTERED GRANITE HAD 5 PPM AG, 200 PPM PB, 9000 PPM ZN, 100 PPM BE
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Needs Further Exploration To Determine Economic Value
Comment (Deposit): Length and Width Above For Altered Zone; Mn Lens Are 1 - 3 Inches Wide and 2 - 4 Ft Long; Quartz Veinlets Are 1.5 Inches Wide
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
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