The Oxarna Prospects is a gold and silver 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
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.37083, -114.67361
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Oxarna Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oxarna Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Yankee Fork 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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Oxarna Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SHOOTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $10 - 35 AU AND AG/TON.
Analytical Data: ASSAYS
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 20 - STAMP MILL
Comment (Workings): ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R.N., 1907 , EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1906 , 172 P.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1908, NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907, 217 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1907 COMPILE 8TH ANN. IDAHO STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT., 1906
Reference (Deposit): 1908 COMPILE 9TH ANN. IDAHO STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT., 1907
Idaho Gold
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