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Mutual Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071899
MRDS ID W015662
Record type Site
Current site name Mutual Prospect
Related records 10144299

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.9092, 43.6144 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 26 MI SW OF MACKAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Muldoon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 021E 1 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS MULDOON ON W

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Cu Basin Formation: Qtzite, Slate, Limestone
    Rock description Cu Basin Formation: Qtzite, Slate, Lst
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.9092, 43.6144
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Little Wood River District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mutual Mining Co.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MACKAY REGION, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 97, 129 P.

  • Deposit

    MOORE, F. C., 1910, ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1909

  • Deposit

    1917 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., PROF. PAPER 97

  • Deposit

    1968 GEOLMAP NELSON, W. H. AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 1252-A

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN PROBABLY EXTENSION OF MULDOON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1977-03-01 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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