Unnamed Prospect

Prospect in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10119920
MAS/MILS ID 0160370778
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect
Alternate or previous names Metcalf Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.87484, 44.56458 (WGS84)
Elevation 2292
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Casto(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Middle Fork Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 014 N 013 E 10 SWNW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.87484, 44.56458

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS PROPERTY PROBABLY PROVIDED FLUX TO THE SMELTER AT THE LOST PACKER MINE (ROSS, 1934).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-92 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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