Molly Prospect

The Molly Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,402 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: Molly Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Valley

Elevation: 7,402 Feet (2,256 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 44.7211, -115.20920

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Molly Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Molly Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Pistol 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: Boise National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE AU AND AG.
Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM PEGMATITE DIKE CONTAINED 0.10 OZ. AU AND 3.7 OZ. AG/TON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON DIVIDE BETWEEN PISTOL CREEK AND LITTLE PISTOL CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Commodity): MOLYBDENITE REPORTED TO OCCUR BUT NOT OBSERVED.


References

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130


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