The Profile Gap Prospect is a gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,480 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: 7,480 Feet (2,280 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 45.0597, -115.41530
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Profile Gap Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Profile Gap Prospect
Secondary: Syringa
Secondary: Wilson Mine
Secondary: Profile Gap Prospectsyringa
Secondary: Wilson Group
Secondary: Sam Wilson Tunnel
Secondary: Wallace-Mitchell Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 1 SAMPLE TAKEN BY USBM DURING 1982 RONR FIELD STUDY SILICIFIED QUARTZITE WITH MINOR PYRITE. 10 FT RANDOM CHIP .5 PPM AU, 6.46 PPM AG
References
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P.J., AND ROSS, C.P. 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS
Reference (Deposit): NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR.
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 44, P. 24-25.
Reference (Deposit): LEONARD, B.F., 1965, MERCURY-BEARING ANTIMONY DEPOSIT
Reference (Deposit): BETWEEN BIG CREEK AND YELLOW PINE, CENTRAL IDAHO, IN
Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESEARCH, 1965: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF.
Reference (Deposit): PAPER 525-B, P. B27.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPOEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, TABLE 5,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 3, P. 104.
Idaho Gold
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