Century Prospect

The Century Prospect is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,680 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

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Site Name

Primary: Century Prospect
Secondary: Century Prospect Area
Secondary: Century Gold Project

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Noramco Mining Corp. (Option Of 60%)
Percent: 60.00
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1994 - 1995

Owner Name: Cactus West Exploration Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1995
Years: 1994 - 1995

Owner Name: Cactus West Exploration Ltd.
Percent: 49.00
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -

Owner Name: Mina Resources Ltd.
Percent: 51.00
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1980
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Exploration): EXPLORATION IS CONTINUING AS OF 1996.

Comment (Geology): ONE DUMP GRAB & TWO BEDROCK CHIP SAMPLES ASSAYED: TRACE OF GOLD AND SILVER.

Comment (Workings): ONE 18 METER LONG ADIT.

References

Reference (Deposit): IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO;USGS BULLETIN 1304,

Reference (Deposit): 1973, P. 69, 101.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P268.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P194.

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