Gold Run Creek Prospect

The Gold Run Creek Prospect is a gold mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: Gold Run Creek Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Camas

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.8103, -114.93080

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Gold Run Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gold Run Creek Prospect
Secondary: Alva Mine
Secondary: Ibex Group


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Skeleton 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: VEINLETS, LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MINOR PB, ZN IN ALTERED ZONE SAMPLE
Analytical Data: 2.1 PPM AG
Analytical Data: 5 PPM AU


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): E. Of Divide At Head Of Gold Run Creek

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Deposit Not Promising

Comment (Workings): Adit


References

Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.


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