The Eberly Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1722, -116.19250
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Eberly Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eberly Prospect
Secondary: Daugherty Estate
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
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: Eberly, A. D.
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: Howe Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: In Places, 1 Ft. Gouge.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Silicification, Chloritization.
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON LAND OF DAUGHERTY ESTATE, N OF WHITEDELF PROPERTY
Comment (Deposit): A SECOND MINERALIZED FAULT INTERSECTS THE FAULT DESCRIBED ABOVE AND STRIKES N 70 DEG E, DIPS 45 DEG S
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL TUNNELS AND CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, LEAD - SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944 - B, 117 P
Reference (Deposit): 1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944 -
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