Sunrise Prospect

The Sunrise Prospect is a mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 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: Sunrise Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.4394, -114.22890

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Sunrise Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunrise Prospect
Secondary: Black Jack


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


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: 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: BUNCHES, PODS, IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Anticlinal Fold Dipping 60 Deg. E.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): RENAMED AND RELOCATED IN 1949

Comment (Location): EDGE OF BIG WOOD RIVER VALLEY

Comment (Workings): 4 LONG TUNNELS, ALL BUT 1 BLOCKED

Comment (Deposit): TO THE N OF THE MAIN WORKINGS A 4-INCH QUARTZ VEIN DIPS 10 DEG E


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS OF THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, P. 3

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


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