The Jankow Prospect is a lead, zinc, silver, and tungsten mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 43.825, -114.51330
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Jankow Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jankow Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lester Jankow
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Granitic Dike
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES REPORTED TO BE FROM DEPOSIT WERE 0.5 - 1.0% WO3
Analytical Data: 1.1 OZ AG/TON, 1.2% ZN, 0.4% PB.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DIKE TRENDS N 45 DEG E
Comment (Workings): 4 SHORT UPPER ADITS, LOWER CAVED ADIT ESTIMATED AT 100 FT. LONG
Comment (Development): 4 CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, H. A., 1955, JANKOW PROSPECT: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
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 REPORT, 648 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT.
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