The Kent Prospect is a lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.9147, -116.33670
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Kent Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kent Prospect
Secondary: Sphalerite Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie-Yaak District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: Purcell Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-54-28N 116-20-25W (48.90778 -116.34028); UTM N5417194 E548344 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 064N, RNG 001E, Sect 09, Sect_fract
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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