The Ballentyne Creek Prospect is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8953, -116.22720
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Ballentyne Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ballentyne Creek Prospect
Secondary: Sawtooth Primitive Area.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECT IS ABOUT 305 METERS NORTH OF THE MOUTH OF BALLEN- TYNE CREEK, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE NORTH FORK BOISE RIVER. A 0.3 METER SAMPLE WAS TAKEN ACROSS QUARTZ VEIN AND CONTAIN- ED TRACE GOLD, 339 GRAM SILVER PER METRIC TON; 0.1 PERCENT COPPER, AND 0.2 PERCENT LEAD. A SELECTED SAMPLE FROM THE DUMP CONTAIN 301 GRAM SILVER PER METRIC TON: 0.2 PERCENT COPPER; 0.5 PERCENT LEAD. POSSIBLE TEST PITS FOR PLACERING ARE DIRECTLY BELOW THE PROSPECT AT RIVER LEVEL. A PANNED SAMPLE TAKEN NEAR THE MOUTH OF BALLENTYNE CREEK DID NOT CONTAIN ANOMALOUS AMOUNTS OF GOLD.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): P. D114; ALSO ON PLATE 2.
Idaho Gold
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