The Bismark Prospect is a silver and sulfides mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,074 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,074 Feet (937 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Sulfides
Lat, Long: 47.4858, -116.08000
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Bismark Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bismark Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Sulfides
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bismark Mining Co.
Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Form: STRINGERS, BLEBS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Alhambra Fault, Big Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CORE ASSAY 15 OZ AG/TON. SPOT ASSAY OF 11 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LONG CROSSCUT FROM SUN CON AREA TO DOWNWARD PROJECTION OF VEIN IS 2625 FT (2/3 OF TARGET DISTANCE)
Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED AND 23 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. BY MID 1971 , SUNSHINE HAD SPENT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS INCLUDING FUNDS ON 15600 FT OF DRILLING.
Comment (Workings): 3 MINERALIZED VEINS
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): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 10 , 1970 ; SEPT. 13 , 1968 ; MAY 23 , 1968 ; OCT. 5 , 1967 ; APRIL 25 , 1967 ; FEB. 3 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOCHEM
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP
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