Greyhound Prospect

The Greyhound Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Greyhound Prospect
Secondary: Bull Dog Prospect
Secondary: Republican Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Bismuth

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Seafoam 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: Challis National Forest

Holdings

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Bagdad Exploration Associates
Years: 1991 -

Owner Name: Owyhee Calcium, Inc.
Home Office: P.O. Box 5405, Boise, Id 83705. Phone (208) 342-8901

Owner Name: Greyhound Mining And Milling Corp., Dan Yanke
Home Office: P.O. Box 5405, Boise, Id 83705. Phone (208) 342-8901

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Salmon River Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): On Sulphur Creek, N. Side of Valley

Comment (Development): Mill, 10 - Stamp Smelter

Comment (Deposit): The Greyhound Mine Patented Claim Group Consists of the Republican, Buck Horn, Bull Dog, Idaho, Logan, Colonel Ernard, Holy Terror, Blue Bell, Mother, Rufus, Birdie, and General Grant Lode Claims, and the Greyhound Mill Site Claim.

References

Reference (Deposit): Treves, Samuel B., And Melear, John D., 1953, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Pamph. 96, 19 P.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., And Livingston, D. C., 1920, A Reconnaissance In South Central Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Bull. 3, 23 P.

Reference (Deposit): Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, 1975, First Annual Report, Addendum, 95 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon Ida. Bur. Mines And Geol. Bull. 3

Reference (Deposit): 1953 Geolmap Ida. Bur. Mines And Geol. Pamph. 96

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Labor Ann. Rept. Addendum

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1905, Seventh Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 47.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1906, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, P. 50-51.

Reference (Deposit): Varley, Thos., And Others, 1912, U.S. Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 166, P. 74.

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P, P. 4-5.

Reference (Deposit): Treves, S. B., And Melear, J. D., 1953, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 96, P. 14.

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