The Peters and Mitchum Property Prospect is a lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.7842, -116.14030
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Peters and Mitchum Property Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peters and Mitchum Property Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie Yaak 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Purcell Range - Lower Solomon Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 3 Vertical Shafts: 50, 91, And 21 Ft Deep. Equipment: Hoist, Sinking Bucket, Hand - Mining Tools.
Comment (Development): 80 Acres
Comment (Production): No Production (Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology)
References
Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P
Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 1
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