Trail Creek Prospect

The Trail Creek Prospect is a gold, zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,598 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: Trail Creek Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boise

Elevation: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 44.165, -115.10470

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Trail Creek Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Trail Creek Prospect
Secondary: Omaha Gulch


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Stanley 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
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: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENS


Structure

Type: L
Description: Gouge, Brecciation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Stains


Rocks

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: 1 SAMPLE HAD 1.5% PB, 0.15% ZN
Analytical Data: RANDOM CHIP SAMPLES RANGED TRACE-0.04 OZ AU/TON AND TRACE-8.7 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THICKNESS AND LENGTH ABOVE FOR LARGEST QUARTZ VEIN; 1 SHEAR ZONE IS 1000 FT LONG; THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER VEINS


References

Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.

Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON KIILSGAARD, T. H., AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-


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