The Buckskin Group Prospect is a gold, silver, and lead mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.9819, -115.89330
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Buckskin Group Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckskin Group Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized; Mn Stains
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A SPECIMAN OF GALENA FROM THE MAIN TUNNEL CARRIED 0.02 OZ IN AU AND 15.8 OZ IN AG. ONE COMPLETE ANALYSIS OF CONCENTRATES GAVE 15 LB OF VANADIUM
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): RIDGE BETWEEN OPHIR AND GRIMES CREEKS.
Comment (Development): 12 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; MILL AND SURFACE PLANT DESTROYED BY FOREST FIRE OF AUG. 1931.
Comment (Workings): 700 FT. ADIT DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD RESOURCES OF BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., BULL. NO. 9
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 283-284.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R.N., 1929, BOISE BASIN CONTINUES MAKING HISTORY: MINING TRUTH, V. 14, NO. 17.
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 9
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C
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