Cirque Wall Prospect

The Cirque Wall Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 10,000 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

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Site Name

Primary: Cirque Wall Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: East Fork 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: Sawtooth National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: White Cloud Peaks

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 2 SAMPLES ACROSS SHEAR ZONES: TRACE AU, 0.2 OZ AG/TON

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Commodity): TWO SAMPLES ACROSS SHEAR ZONES; AS MUCH AS TRACE GOLD, 0.2 OZ. SILVER PER TON

Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT

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 REPT., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT

Reference (Deposit): VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.313, NO.127

Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL

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