Little Senator Prospect

The Little Senator Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,598 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

Name: Little Senator Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonner

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.1439, -116.15360

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Little Senator Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Senator Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


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: Silverfields Corp.


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

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: 5 Or 6 Mineralized Faults, Some Extensions Of Lawrence Group. Mineralization Represented By Bleaching Of Country Rock.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Anglesite, Limonitic And Mn Oxides


Rocks

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Siderite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): STRIPED PEAK FORMATION STRIKES N 5 DEG E, DIPS 10 DEG SE. MINERALIZED LOW ANGLE THRUST FAULTS.

Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED THRUSTS STRIKE N 42 DEG E, N 5 DEG W TO N 20 DEG E, AND DIP 22 DEG SE AND 5 - 12 DEG E, RESPECTIVELY, FRACTURE ZONES 4 FT WIDE

Comment (Workings): 3 SHORT TUNNELS AND SEVERAL CUTS

Comment (Location): ON STEEP LOWER NW SLOPE OF ANTELOPE MOUNTAIN, JUST SW OF THE LAWRENCE

Comment (Development): 5 CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, ID., 61 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): 1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944 - B

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 127.

Reference (Deposit): NASH INDUSTRIES

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1974 ACTIVITY LIST

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): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6


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