Smitty Prospect

The Smitty Prospect is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 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: Smitty Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.45, -113.83330

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Smitty Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smitty Prospect
Secondary: Smith
Secondary: Southern Cross
Secondary: South Fork Group
Secondary: Cross
Secondary: Goldsmith


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: North Fork Area


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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: G. S. Franklin And L. K. Franklin


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1956
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): Near Crest Of Ridge E. Of Blacktail Creek But May Extend Into Drainage Of S. Fk. Of Sheep Creek.


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1959, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The North Fork Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 118, 92 P


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