The Dirty Dutchman Prospect is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.6481, -114.93170
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Dirty Dutchman Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dirty Dutchman Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Loon Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Primitive 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.
Administrative Organization: Idaho Primitive Area
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Bill Sullivan And Stan Tappan
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1961
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1957
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYED 5.0% PB, 2.0% CU, 1.0 OZ AG/TON, AND TRACE AU
Analytical Data: AVERAGE IS 2.0% PB, 1.0% CU, 0.5 OZ AG/TON, TRACE AU.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.7 Mi Up Side Creek From Little Loon Creek
Comment (Workings): 1 Shallow Trench, 15 Ft. Deep. Trench Trends N 72 Deg E.
Comment (Geology): 1 Fracture Set Trends N 60 Deg E, Dip 75 Deg NW; Another Strikes N 20 Deg W, Dips 90 Deg; Another Strikes E and Dips 15 Deg S.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 Recon Cater, F. W., And Others, Bull. 1304
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 1304, 431 P.
Reference (Deposit): Choate, R., 1961, Dirty Dutchman Prospect: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Open - File Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1961 Recon Ida. Bur. Mines And Geol. Open - File Rept.
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