The Belleville Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.9044, -116.46330
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Belleville Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Belleville Prospect
Secondary: Bellville Prospect
Secondary: Wiberg
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Lakeview 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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: C. Wiberg
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
Type: R
Description: Cascade Fault To The E; Packsaddle Fault To The W.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Development): 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): KUN, P., 1974 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKEVIEW MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P.
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1966 , P. 83
Reference (Deposit): 1966 COMPILE IDAHO STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 156
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