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Prospect

Mahan Prospect

Idaho County, Idaho, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Description

Charles Mahan And Son

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR FISSURE VEIN
Ore controlFissure, Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueMagnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSyenite
Associated rockSyenite · Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Syenite;Dikes-Lamprophyre, Rhyolite
AlterationFe Oxides; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1907
Identification
Deposit ID10071739
MRDS IDW015277
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.21208, -115.26676
References
Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 PWFOC Mineral Property File No. 0160490452.