Idaho · Custer County
Prospect
Washington Basin Deposit
Custer County, Idaho, United States
Silver Lead Tungsten
Land & claims · BLM · live
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Surface manager + active mining claims at this point, live from BLM. The "open to location" notes are a general 1872-Mining-Law guide, not BLM output — decision-support only; verify with BLM MLRS and on the ground before staking or entry.
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Tungsten
Commodity typeMetallic
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueDiopside, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Milligen Formation-Quartzite, Dolomitic Limestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · White Cloud Stock-Quartz Monzonite
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
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References
Cook, E.F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, P. 21Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P.Umpleby, J. B., 1914, Ore Deposits In The Sawtooth Quadrangle, Blaine And Custer Counties, Idaho: USGS Bull. 580 - K, P. 221 - 249.Hobbs, S. W., 1964, Mineral Resources - Tungsten, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 231.1914 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bull. 580 - K1956 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 1081964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. 11974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept.Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, P.298, Pl.3, No.134
Identification
Deposit ID10096298
MRDS IDW014134
Alternate namesEmpire Vein
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.00629, -114.65512
Base: USGS MRDS (public domain, frozen 2011). Community notes © their authors, CC-BY. Land data live from BLM.