The Independence Prospect is a gold, zinc, fluorine-fluorite, lead, beryllium, silver, and copper mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Beryllium, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 45.1539, -115.39220
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Independence Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Lead
Primary: Beryllium
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. J. B. Eldridge
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1898
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
Form: SEAMS, PODS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericitization, Calcification , Oxidation
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 75 LB SAMPLE AVG. $4 - $5 / TON IN AU, AG ( 1912 )
Analytical Data: QUARTZ RAN $7 - $10 / TON ( 1903 )
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLES OF FLUORITE SEAM HAD 0.001 - 0.004 % BEO
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Bertrandite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FLUORITE SEAMS 2 IN. WIDE; VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE
Comment (Geology): AREA OVERLAIN BY QUATERNARY TALUS; WHAT SHENON AND ROSS ( 1936 ) CALL CRETACEOUS GRANITE OF THE IDAHO BATHOLITH KIRKPATRICK ( 1974 ) CALLS QUARTZ - FELDSPAR GNEISS, AGED ANYTIME BETWEEN PRECAMBRIAN AND CRETACEOUS
Comment (Location): SHORT DISTANCE E. OF ELK SUMMIT, SHORT DISTANCE W. OF GOLDMAN CUT
Comment (Development): 10 PATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: LOW GRADE ORE - MINERALIZATION SPOTTY
Comment (Workings): 3 ADITS AND SEVERAL PITS & TRENCHES EXISTS
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1898, BERTRANDITE - 1960
Comment (Commodity): OTHER COMMODITIES PRESENT INCLUDE W AND TE
References
Reference (Deposit): 5) PATTEE, E. C., AND OTHERS, 1968, BERYLLIUM RESOURCES OF IDAHO, WASHINGTON, MONTANA, AND OREGON: USBM REPT. INV. 7148, 169 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1904 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
Reference (Deposit): 1968 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 7148
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
Reference (Deposit): KIRKPATRICK, G. E., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BIG CREEK AREA, VALLEY AND IDAHO COUNTIES, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, P. 48
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1913, FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1912.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1904, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1903 GENERAL REFERENCES
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