The Hard Climb Prospect is a copper mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 44.93, -114.71250
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Hard Climb Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hard Climb Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Unorganized District; Valley - Lemhi Co. Line Area
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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Bill Sullivan, Stan Tappan, A. M. Huffman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1957
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HAND SPECIMEN ASSAYED 7 % CU, 12 OZ AG/TON, $0.80 AU/TON.
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 1 claim; 1 trench 18 ft deep.
Comment (Geology): Fault zone strikes N 15 Deg W, dips 80 Deg SW
Comment (Location): Pit 600 yds below crest of ridge N. of Aparejo Creek, on N. side ridge Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
References
Reference (Deposit): Choate, R., 1961, Hard Climb Prospect: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report
Reference (Deposit): 1961 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept
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