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Ridge Prospects

Occurrence in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Bismuth, Molybdenum, Beryllium
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086764
MRDS ID W014435
MAS/MILS ID 0160390650
Record type Site
Current site name Ridge Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.22764, 44.09878 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Relative position 16.5 MI SW OF STANLEY, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boise(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Edaho Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Boise 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 Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009N 010E 23,24 NWSWSW (24) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Located West Of Picket Mtn., On The East Slope Of A Thickly Wooded Hillside.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • A Sample Of Dump Material Contained Trace Of Gold, 99.4 Gram Silver Per Metric Ton, 0.1 Percent Lead And Traces Of Bismuth And Molybdenum.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Oxide Stains

Analytical data

Result 1 SAMPLE OF PUMP MATERIAL HAD TRACE AU, 2.9 OZ AG/TON, 0.1 % PB, TRACES BI, MO
Result A 2ND SAMPLE HAD TRACE AU, AG, MO

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.22764, 44.09878
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Greatly Jointed

Ore body information

  • Width 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unorganized District; Pickett Mtn. Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest
Ownership category National Forest
Area name Boise National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Prospect Pits

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Lack Of Mineralized Outcrops And Sparse Metal Content Show Deposit Has No Economic Value

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Kiilsgaard, T. H., Freeman, V. L., And Coffman, J. S., 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319 - D, 174 P, P. D115-D116

  • Deposit

    1970 Recon Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, Bulletin 1319 -

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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