The Florence Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,100 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: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5128, -116.09920
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Florence Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Florence Prospect
Secondary: Dallaire Group
Secondary: Aberdeen
Secondary: Aberdeen-Idaho
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Big Creek, Yreka)
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bunker Hill Co.
Owner Name: Aberdeen Idaho Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 27 Unpatented Claims. Main Activity Is Required Assessment Work. Past Work Has Been Through the Crescent Mine At the 3700 Level Aiming At the 4400 of the Aberdeen
Comment (Location): Between Polaris Fault and Bunker Hill'S Crescent Shaft
References
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, S., 1924 , 25th Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1923 , P. 154
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines, Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, 163 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1924 Compile 25th Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry For 1923
Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
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