Little Bear Prospect

The Little Bear Prospect is a lead mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,501 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

Name: Little Bear Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Camas

Elevation: 8,501 Feet (2,591 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 43.8028, -114.76080

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Little Bear Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Bear Prospect
Secondary: Robertson Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Camas


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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: C. J. Robertson
Home Office: Hailey, Id.
Years: 1944 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1942
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): Located At The Headwaters At Loggy Creek.

Comment (Workings): Several Open Cuts Were The Only Workings In 1944


References

Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, USGS, Spokane, Washington


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