Diamond Prospect

The Diamond Prospect is a silver and lead mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: Diamond Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Butte

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 43.51111, -113.64306

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Diamond Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Diamond Prospect
Secondary: Zinc-Clarke Occurrence


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SEAMS, VEINLETS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAINED 10-12% PB, 8-12 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): Several Small Tunnels And Cuts

Comment (Development): 5 Unpatented Claims

Comment (Deposit): Vein May Be Traced For Several Hundred Ft

Comment (Location): Along N Fk Lava Creek Several Hundred Yards Beyond The Edna


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.

Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, 1944, Diamond: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, 1944, Zinc-Clarke: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept

Reference (Deposit): U S Bureau Of Mines Mineral Report 37


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