True Blue Prospect

The True Blue Prospect is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,719 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: True Blue Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 6,719 Feet (2,048 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 44.8642, -114.40560

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True Blue Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: True Blue Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tellurium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gravel Range 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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Quantex Corp.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN AVG. VALUE $14 AU, AG/TON (1902), PAY STREAK RANGE $60 - 100 AU, AG/TON, 50 % AU, 50 % AG (1902


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fissure, Breccia Zone


References

Reference (Deposit): Carr, H.C., 1909 , Vein Structures In The Monument Mine: Mining And Scientific Press, V. 98 , No. 16 , P. 557 - 558.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1902, Thunder Mountain And Mackay, Idaho: Mining And Scientific Press, V. 84, No. 5, Pp. 62 - 63.

Reference (Deposit): Griner, W. C., 1974, Seventy - First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973 - 1974, 98 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1974 Compile Idaho State Mine Industry Ann. Rept


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