Indian Hot Spring

The Indian Hot Spring is a geothermal mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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

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Site Name

Primary: Indian Hot Spring

Commodity

Primary: Geothermal
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zeolites

Location

State: Idaho
County: Owyhee

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative 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.

Holdings

Type: Fee Ownership

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Geothermal
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): ZILKA, N. T., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BRUNEAU RIVER

Reference (Deposit): DRAINAGE, IDAHO: UNPUBLISHED REPORT BY THE U.S. BUREAU OF

Reference (Deposit): MINES PREPARED FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE DRAINAGE IN THE

Reference (Deposit): WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM, ON FILE AT WESTERN FIELD

Reference (Deposit): OPERATIONS CENTER, SPOKANE, WA., 31 P.

Reference (Deposit): BRECKENRIDGE, R. M., BENNETT, E. H., AND HARBOUR, J. L.,

Reference (Deposit): 1980, ENERGY RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND

Reference (Deposit): GEOLOGY MAP 3, SCALE 1:1,000,000.

Reference (Deposit): MOYLE, P. R., AND BUEHLER, A. R., 1987, MINERAL RESOURCES OF

Reference (Deposit): THE BRUNEAU RIVER AND JARBIDGE RIVER STUDY AREAS, OWYHEE

Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT 5-87,

Reference (Deposit): 30 P.

Reference (Deposit): YOUNG, H. W., AND LEWIS, R. E., 1982, HYDROLOGY AND

Reference (Deposit): GEOCHEMITRY OF THERMAL GROUND WATER IN SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO

Reference (Deposit): AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEVADA: U.S. GEOLOGCIAL SURVEY

Reference (Deposit): PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1044-J, 20 P.

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