The Ridge Prospects is a silver and gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.0989, -115.22670
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Ridge Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ridge Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Unorganized District; Pickett Mtn. 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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Not available
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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Greatly Jointed
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Oxide Stains
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 2ND SAMPLE HAD TRACE AU, AG, MO
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE OF PUMP MATERIAL HAD TRACE AU, 2.9 OZ AG/TON, 0.1 % PB, TRACES BI, MO
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Lack Of Mineralized Outcrops And Sparse Metal Content Show Deposit Has No Economic Value
Comment (Workings): 2 Prospect Pits
Comment (Location): Located West Of Picket Mtn., On The East Slope Of A Thickly Wooded Hillside.
Comment (Commodity): A Sample Of Dump Material Contained Trace Of Gold, 99.4 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton, 0.1 Percent Lead And Traces Of Bismuth And Molybdenum.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., Freeman, V. L., And Coffman, J. S., 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319 - D, 174 P, P. D115-D116
Reference (Deposit): 1970 Recon Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, Bulletin 1319 -
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