Toxaway Lake - Twin Lakes Prospect

The Toxaway Lake - Twin Lakes Prospect is a mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,400 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: Toxaway Lake - Twin Lakes Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 43.9422, -114.96000

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Toxaway Lake - Twin Lakes Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Toxaway Lake - Twin Lakes Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Alturas Lake Area


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

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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching, Fe-Oxide Stains


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE CONTAINED 300 PPM MO


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): NEAR CREST OF RIDGE SEPARATING TOXAWAY LAKE DRAINAGE FROM TWIN LAKES DRAINAGE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.

Comment (Deposit): 2 ZONES


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 T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-


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