The Starter Prospect is a lead, zinc, silver, copper, and gold mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 43.4294, -114.35560
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Starter Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Starter Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Exploration Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stains, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1/2 MI. SE OF PIONEER
Comment (Workings): WORK CONSISTS OF 40 FT. SHAFT, 25 FT CAVED TUNNEL, AND A 75 FT OPEN CUT.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRINER, W.C., 1974, SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPT. OF MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973-1974, 98 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., PAMPHLET 90
Reference (Deposit): 1974 COMPILE 71ST ANN. REPT. OF MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 30
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