The Iron Prospect is a iron mine located in Washington county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 44.72891, -116.80440
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Iron Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Washington
District: Cuddy Mountain District
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Cuddy Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SPECIMEN ASSAYS OF 63 - 69 % FE
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Tremolite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE S SIDE OF CUDDY MT, BELOW THE IXL MINE
Comment (Location): SITE IS LABELED AS A GRAVEL PIT ON 7.5-MIN. TOPOGRAPHIC MAP.
References
Reference (Deposit): Fankhauser, R. E., 1969, Geology And Mineralization Of The Southern Cuddy Mountains, Washington County, Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon State Univ., Ms, Thesis, 138 P.
Reference (Deposit): Bruce, W. R., 1971, Geology, Mineral Deposits, And Alteration Of Parts Of The Cuddy Mtn. Dist., Western Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon State Univ., Ph. D. Thesis, 165 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, P. 20.
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