Wilson Mutual Prospect

The Wilson Mutual Prospect is a silver mine located in Kootenai county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,598 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

Name: Wilson Mutual Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Kootenai

Elevation: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 47.6172, -116.66500

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Wilson Mutual Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wilson Mutual Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Sulfides
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Kootenai
District: Beauty Bay District


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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Wilson Mutual Mining And Milling Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Structure: Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of WNW Trend
Description: Broad Much - Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of Wnw Trend

Type: L
Structure: Brecciation
Description: Brecciation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gossan

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Limonite


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Location): Land Classification Given As "Public Sale"

Comment (Development): 4 Groups Of Claims

Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Limonite, Gossan

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fracture


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P. Note: Commodity(Ies) Not Reported In This Reference For This Property.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , 156 P.


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