Red Hornet Prospect

The Red Hornet Prospect is a mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,499 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: Red Hornet Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 6,499 Feet (1,981 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.4656, -114.35500

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Red Hornet Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Hornet Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: SEAMS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Sw Dipping Fault With A Foot Of Gougy Material. Basic Dike Cuts Off Pb - Bearing Dike.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite


Comments

Comment (Location): BETWEEN SCORPIAN GULCH AND ROCK CREEK SLOPE W. OF THE CROESUS.

Comment (Deposit): SECOND FRACTURE ZONE STRIKES N 60 DEG E AND DIPS 50 DEG. SE. PROSPECT EMBODIES SEVERAL VEINS

Comment (Workings): 3 TUNNELS.


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILLS AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 2

Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 9


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