The Pilot Knob Prospect is a gold mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8289, -115.01280
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Pilot Knob Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pilot Knob Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Yuba 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1933
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: L
Description: Minor Fractures And Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Stains
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 DUMP SAMPLE: 24 PPM AU, 7 PPM AG, 300 PPM PB, 1500 PPM ZN. ADIT SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.13 OZ AU/TON, 0.1 OZ AG/TON. CHIP SAMPLE: 0.12 OZ AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Head Of La Moyne Creek Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
Comment (Deposit): Second Vein Strikes N 55 Deg W, Dips Vertically; A Third Vein, Possibly A Northern Continuation Of 1 Of Other Veins, Trends N 15 Deg E, Dips 75 Deg Nw
Comment (Workings): Trench And Adit
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): Federspiel, F. E., And Others, 1988, Mineral Resources Of The South Boise Yuba Study Area, Blaine, Camas, And Elmore Counties, Id: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report Mla.
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