ASARCO Prospect

The ASARCO Prospect is a molybdenum mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: ASARCO Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 44.1078, -114.56110

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ASARCO Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: ASARCO Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder 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

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1968
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GRAB SAMPLE FROM PIT CONTAINED LESS THAN 0.017% MOS2, 0.1 OZ AU/TON, 0.01 OZ AG/TON, CHIP SAMPLE QUARTZ MONZONITE: 0.017% MOS2, 0.1 OZ AU/TON, 0.01 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): 2 MI SE OF LIVINGSTON MINE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Development): 10 DDH IN 1968. 50 CLAIMS IN 1969

Comment (Workings): 1 PIT


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): SPOKESMAN REVIEW, SEPT. 29 , 1968

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 1, 1969.

Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOCHEM ASARCO

Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP ASARCO

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

Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF THE CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL; VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.363, NO.91


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