Facts
- MSHA status
- Intermittent since Jun 10, 2026
- Type
- Surface
- County
- Owyhee County
- State
- Idaho
- Land status (BLM data)
- Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
- Nearest town
- Jordan Valley, OR
- Employees reported
- 5
- Operator
- Delamar Mining Company
- Coordinates
- 43.0303, -116.7083
- MSHA mine ID
- 1000402
Source: MSHA Mines data set, retrieved 2026-10-13. Status and counts can lag real operations.
This location is mapped as federal land. Public land is not an invitation to enter a working mine or old workings. Ask the managing agency about access, claims and closures.
History and geology (USGS)
- USGS site name
- Great West Prospect
- USGS status
- Occurrence
- Commodities
- Silver, Gold
- Workings
- Underground
Matched by location to the USGS Mineral Resources Data System record 10096205 (retrieved 2026-10-13). The database was last updated around 2011, so history may be out of date.
Gold mines nearby
- Owyhee Noble Mill 6 mi · temporarily idled
- Golden Eagle 47 mi · active
- Washington Mine 77 mi · temporarily idled