The Ross Gulch adits (prospect) lie in Ross Gulch approximately 0.40 mile (0.64 kilometers) northeast of Kellogg, Idaho. Very little is known about this prospect but the waste heaps are still visible on Google Earth. A BLM report on abandoned mines dated August 2000 notes that there were three closed adits and one large waste heap 0.1 to 5 acres (.04 to 2.02 hectares) in size.
Commodities (Major): Unknown
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit(s): Prichard Formation, Lamprophyre Dike
Host Rock(s): Shale, Argillite
Structure(s): Faulting
Alteration(s): Unknown
Deposit Type(s): Unknown
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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- Yreka Mining DistrictMining District
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- North Montana Thrust BeltBasin

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U.S. Bureau of Land Management (nd), U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Coeur d'Alene Office field investigations.

idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=SP0422

www.topozone.com (n.d.) https://www.topozone.com/idaho/shoshone-id/valley/ross-gulch-4/

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