Stenson's Buffalo Prospect

The Stenson's Buffalo Prospect is a iron mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,559 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

Name: Stenson's Buffalo Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 7,559 Feet (2,304 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 44.9897, -113.47060

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Stenson's Buffalo Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Stenson's Buffalo Prospect
Secondary: Stenson
Secondary: Buffalo


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Thorium


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mc Devitt 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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Roy Stenson, G. E. Shoup


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Description: Micaceous Quartzite
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Description: Micaceous Quartzite
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: VEIN SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Location): On Drainage Divide W Of Horseshoe Bend Creek, 1000-1500 Ft SW Of No Pay Mine


References

Reference (Deposit): Staatz, M. H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 P.

Reference (Deposit): Sharp, W. N., And Cavendar, W. S., 1962, Geology And Thorium-Bearing Deposits Of The Lemhi Pass Area, Lemhi County, Idaho, And Beaverhead County, Montana: USGS Bulletin 1126, 76 P.


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