Virginia-Beth Prospect

The Virginia-Beth Prospect is a silver, molybdenum, and gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: Virginia-Beth Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Unorganized District; Trigger Creek - Pistol Creek 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: Boise National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Johnson, Agnes

Owner Name: Brewster, N. G.

Owner Name: Hurd, Carson

Owner Name: Johnson, Cyrus

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1939
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain

Rocks

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

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ANOTHER HAND PICKED SAMPLE ASSAYED 6.46% MOS2
Analytical Data: 3 SAMPLES RANGED 0.06 - 1.00% MOS2

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

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

Comment (Development): 11 CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS

References

Reference (Deposit): KING, R. U., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - MOLYBDENUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 133 - 138

Reference (Deposit): KIRKEMO, H., ANDERSON, C. A., AND CREASEY, S. C., 1965, INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN CONTERMINOUS UNITED STATES, 1942 - 1960: USGS BULL. 1182 - E, 90 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1

Reference (Deposit): 1965 RECON KIRKEMO, H., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1182-E

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304

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