Grouse Creek - Black Warrior Creek Ridge Prospects

The Grouse Creek - Black Warrior Creek Ridge Prospects is a silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 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

Name: Grouse Creek - Black Warrior Creek Ridge Prospects  

State:  Idaho

County:  Elmore

Elevation: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 43.95, -115.19780

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Grouse Creek - Black Warrior Creek Ridge Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grouse Creek - Black Warrior Creek Ridge Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warrior 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: Boise National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: R
Description: Montezuma Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron - Stains


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLES ASSAYED : 7.6 OZ AG/TON 20 OZ AG/TON. A DUMP SAMPLE CONTAINED : 1.2 OZ AU/TON, 0.9 OZ AG/TON, 0.2% PB, 0.1% ZN


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): Along Crest Of Ridge Between Black Warrior And Grouse Creeks

Comment (Workings): Prospect Pits


References

Reference (Deposit): 1970 Other T. H. Kiilsgaard And Others, Bulletin 1319-

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell Et. Al., Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981. Hailey Quad

Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.


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