Jo Orla Prospect

The Jo Orla Prospect is a mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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: Jo Orla Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.6964, -114.29560

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Jo Orla Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Jo Orla Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs Mining 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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: H. F. Cassidy And M. B. Oberchain


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: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRINGERS, PINCHED


Structure

Type: L
Description: Fault Zone


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): W. OF AND ADJACENT TO QUAKER CITY MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P

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


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