American Silver Prospect

The American Silver Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,963 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

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Site Name

Primary: American Silver Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution)

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

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Ownership

Owner Name: American Silver Min. Co.

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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

Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): SURROUNDED ON N, S, AND E, BY HOLDINGS OF COEUR D'ALENE MINING CORP.

Comment (Development): 15 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): ASARCO PLANS EXPLORATION FROM COEUR'S 3400 FT LEVEL.

References

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 1975 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 20 , 1975

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR 1ST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 62

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478

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