Washington Vein Prospects

The Washington Vein Prospects is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,600 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: Washington Vein Prospects  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 44.0014, -114.66440

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Washington Vein Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Washington Vein Prospects
Secondary: Black Rock


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: East 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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Washington Peak Mining Co.


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: White Cloud Peaks


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF VEIN MATERIAL AVE 0.005 OZ AU/TON, 1.3 OZ AG/TON, 1.27% PB, 0.32% SB, 0.25% AS. 2 SAMPLES ACROSS VEIN AVG. TRACE AU, 0.8 OZ AG/TON, 0.24% PB, 0.06% SB. SAMPLE OF SHEAR ZONE CONTAINED 4.8 OZ AG/TON, 6.20% P


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 SHAFTS, 5 ADITS, 6 PITS


References

Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 648 P.

Reference (Deposit): GRINER, W. C., 1974, SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973-1974, 98 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1974 COMPILE 71 ST ANN. IDAHO STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT., 1973

Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): COOK EARL F 1956 IBMG PAM 108 P 28

Reference (Deposit): KING R V 1964 IBMG SPECIAL REPORT NO 1 P 137

Reference (Deposit): VANNOY & OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.299, PL.3, NO.131


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