The Silverton Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.215, -113.96500
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Silverton Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silverton Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Eureka 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SMALL BUNCHES
Form: SMALL BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Chloritization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Oxidation; Sericitization; Chloritization? Silicification?
Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Shear Zone
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1925, The Copper Deposits Near Salmon, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 774, 44 P.
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1956, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.
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