Aspen Prospect

The Aspen Prospect is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: Aspen Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.2342, -114.96080

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Aspen Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aspen Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 10 SAMPLES: TRACE - 0.02 OZ AG/TON, TRACE - 0.46% PB, TRACE CU, ZN
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE OF TAILINGS FROM STAMP MILL: 0.05 OZ AU/TON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Commodity): TEN SAMPLES; TRACE TO 0.02 OZ SILVER PER TON, TRACE TO 0.46 PERCENT LEAD, AND TRACE COPPER & ZINC. ONE SAMPLE OF TAILINGS FROM THE STAMP MILL; 0.05 OZ GOLD PER TON

Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 7 PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT

Reference (Deposit): VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.390, PLATE 3, NO.28

Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL


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