The This Is It Claim Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.8697, -114.98560
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This Is It Claim Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: This Is It Claim Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Bismuth
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Sawtooth 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
Owner Name: Jay Koch And V. L. Newsom
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1946
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1946
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
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: A SAMPLE OF SELECTED PUMP MATERIAL, POSSIBLY FROM SAME VEIN, GAVE: 0.59 PPM AU, 2000 PPM AG ( 58.4 OZ/TON ), 300 PPM CU, 30000 PPM PB, 7000 PPM ZN, 5000 PPM BI, 500 PPM SN
Analytical Data: 0.09 PPM AU 1,500 PPM AG 30,000 PPM PB 3,000 PPM ZN 3,000 PPM BI IN SAMPLE OF VEIN 1,500 PPM AG
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): About 600 Ft. N 20 Deg W From Alphabet Vein
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Authors Believe Area Promising ( 1970 )
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
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): 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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