The Alamo Prospect is a gold, copper, and silver mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 48.1936, -116.23940
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Alamo Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alamo Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: 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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Nina Owen
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: TABULAR
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein Shows Little Brecciation Of Post - Mineral Movement
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite; Oxidation (Limonite And Malachite Stains)
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.74 - 15.6 OZ AG
Analytical Data: ASSAYS OF ORE SAMPLES: 0.02 - 3.0 OZ AU
Analytical Data: 0.4 - 7.0% CU
Analytical Data: 0.8 - 11.0% PB
Analytical Data: 0.0% ZN
Analytical Data: 15.5 - 17.1% FE.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): W. SLOPE OF HOWE MOUNTAIN; 1 MI N OF CLARK FORK RIVER
Comment (Development): ALAMO NO. 2 CLAIM IS PATENTED
Comment (Deposit): VEIN MAY BE TRACED FROM SURFACE EXPOSURES FOR MORE THAN 0.5 MI; IN PLACES THE VEINS DIP VERTICALLY OR EVEN STEEPLY S
Comment (Workings): VEIN EXPLORED BY SEVERAL CUTS AND A TUNNEL
Comment (Geology): ST. REGIS BEDS STRIKE N 10 DEG E AND DIP 62 DEG SE.
Comment (Commodity): AU, AG, PB VALUES PROBABLY REFLECT LOCAL HIGH GRADE SAMPLES.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 12, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT NO. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
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