Independence Prospect

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

Name: Independence Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

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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