The Vaught Prospect is a mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,100 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: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.8722, -113.66940
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Vaught Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vaught Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Alder Creek District
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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Knob Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 51 INCH SAMPLE HAD 0.12% WO3
Analytical Data: A 36 INCH SAMPLE HAD 0.30% WO3, 0.049% MO
Analytical Data: A 60 INCH SAMPLE HAD 0.16% WO3
Analytical Data: 1 42 INCH TACTITE SAMPLE HAD 0.08% WO3 AND 0.044% MO
Materials
Ore: Powellite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Location): 500 Ft N of Cliff Cr, 200 Ft Above Creek Level; Location Approximate
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 585, P. 242.
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.
Reference (Deposit): King, R. V., 1964, Mineral Resource-Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 133-138.
Reference (Deposit): Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bull. 1252-A, 30 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1
Reference (Deposit): 1968 Geolmap Nelson, W. H. And Ross, C. P., Bull. 1252-A
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