The Hemler Prospect is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,520 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: 3,520 Feet (1,073 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.5744, -115.58640
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Hemler Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hemler Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clearwater
District: Oxford 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: Clearwater National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Larkin Hemler, Jr.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Tamalack Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Pyritization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TUNGSTEN ESTIMATED AT .5% WO3 IN FAVORABLE ZONE.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Development): 15 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, HAROLD A., 1956, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT, 3 P
Reference (Deposit): 1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPOR
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