Timberline Prospect

The Timberline Prospect is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,701 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

Name: Timberline Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 9,701 Feet (2,957 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 44.0647, -114.65220

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Timberline Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Timberline Prospect
Secondary: Strawberry


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Fourth Of July 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: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Elmer Enderlin And James Getty
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1974


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Form: PINCHES, SWELLS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Anticline - Workings Near Axial Plane.

Type: L
Description: Fault Striking N.; Anticline


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): N. of Blackman Peak On E. Side of Ridge Between Ants and Strawberry Basins

Comment (Deposit): In Adit No. 1 Vein Strikes N 5 - 15 Deg W, Dips 45 -75 Deg NE, and Is 1.5 - 4 Ft Thick; Adit 2 Exposes Vein That Strikes N 5 - 10 Deg W, Dips 55 - 75 Deg W, and Is 2 - 3 Ft Thick

Comment (Workings): 3 Open Adits, 2 Caved Adits and 2 Prospect Pits


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 & Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, P.331, Pl.3, No.99


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