The Milbert Prospect is a mine located in Latah county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 46.9775, -116.78470
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Milbert Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Milbert Prospect
Secondary: Carrico Iron
Secondary: Hoteling Creek
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Latah
District: Blackfoot (Gold Hill) 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: R. M. Adams
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: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Walla Walla Plateau
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF 61.7% FE
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): FEW HUNDRED FT W OF EAST GOLD HILL FIRE TOWER AND AT HEAD OF HOTELING CREEK
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: LARGE TONNAGE OF LOW GRADE ORE INDICATED BY EXTENSIVE DIAMOND DRILLING AND MAGNETOMETER SURVEYS
Comment (Deposit): 60 ACRES; EXTENSIVE DIAMOND DRILLING AND MAGNETOMETER SURVEYS INDICATE SEVERAL LARGE LOW-GRADE ORE BODIES SLIGHTLY BELOW SURFACE
Comment (Workings): 3 DOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.
Reference (Deposit): FAICK, J. N., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD HILL DISTRICT: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 48.
Reference (Deposit): ASHER, R. R., 1964, IRON IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPEC. REPT. 1, P. 109
Reference (Deposit): 1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1
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