The Homestake Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1689, -116.09970
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Homestake Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homestake Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR, SEAMLETS OR LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Hope Fault Is Several Hundred Yards S Of Prospect; On Broad W. Limb Of Large Syncline With Axis In Montana
Type: L
Description: Minor Fractures And Joint Planes, Small Brecciated Zones.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE TUNNEL 140 FT LONG OF SEVERAL THAT HAVE BEEN DRIVEN.
Comment (Location): BASE OF SCOTCHMAN PEAK
Comment (Geology): PRICHARD TRENDS N 10 DEG E TO N 40 DEG E AND DIPS 15 DEG SE
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12, 132 P
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
Reference (Deposit): DIREXPL
Idaho Gold
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