The Pole Prospect is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 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: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.9486, -114.67970
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Pole Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pole Prospect
Secondary: Bismarck
Secondary: Sunbeam
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Germania Creek 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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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: PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3 SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE GOLD, 0.5 OZ AG/TON, 0.04% CU, 0.23% PB AND 3.1% ZN.
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): E. Side of Pole Creek Between Grand Prize Canyon and Grand Price Gulch.
Comment (Workings): 13 Dozer Cuts and 2 Diamond Drill Holes
References
Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy, R. M., And Others, 1986, Economic Appraisal Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1545-E, P. 311; Plate 3, No. 157.
Reference (Deposit): Merritt, P. L., 1930, Colubmia University Masters Thesis.
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