The Burnt Rock Prospect is a manganese mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese
Lat, Long: 44.8778, -116.31920
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Burnt Rock Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Burnt Rock Prospect
Secondary: Orville Manley
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Tamarack 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Ed Holbrook, Tamarack, Id.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 73% MNO2, LOW IN FE, HIGH IN SIO2 . SOME SAMPLING, SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS FOR NI.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): Property Consists Of 4 Unpatented Lode Claims.
Comment (Workings): Several Cross - Cuts In Ore Trying To Outline Some Depth.
References
Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W., 1955, BURNTROCK PROSPECT: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT, 2 P
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, OPEN - FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE, IDAHO; IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY.
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