The J. G. Hill Prospect is a mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.6153, -117.10280
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J. G. Hill Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: J. G. Hill Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Mineral District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Seven Devils Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: FE 5.2%
Analytical Data: SILICA 46.6%
Analytical Data: SULPHUR .04%
Analytical Data: PHOSPHORUS .04%
Analytical Data: MN 20.6%
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED 3/4 MILE FROM SNAKE RIVER. ON A RIDGE N OF WAYLE CR CLOSE TO LINE BETWEEN SECS 19 AND 30 , 1000 ABOVE THE RIVER
References
Reference (Deposit): "MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE," IBMG, MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, V.E. MITCHELL, ET AL., N.56
Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D. C., 1919 , TUNGSTEN, CINNABAR, MANGANESE, MOLYBDENUM, AND TIN DEPOSITS OF IDAHO: UNIV. OF IDAHO BULL., V. 14 , NO. 2 , 72 P
Reference (Deposit): 1919 RECON UNIV. IDAHO BULL., V. 14 , NO.
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