The Nevada Stewart Prospect is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,074 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: 3,074 Feet (937 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.4831, -116.17060
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Nevada Stewart Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nevada Stewart Prospect
Secondary: Nevada Stuart
Secondary: Stewart Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Pine Creek 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: Patented
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sunshine Min. Co.
Owner Name: Nevada Stewart Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS AND PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains, Slickensides
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Lead
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Slates Strike N 20 Deg E, Dip 30 Deg W. Located Between Property of Highland - Surprise Consol. Min. Co. and Sidney Min. Co.
Comment (Location): Just Across Creek ( 1/4 - 1/2 Mi W ) From Highland - Surprise. On N Side of Stewart Creek
Comment (Development): 6 Patented, 12 Unpatented Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 384 , 112 P.
Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): JONES, EDWARD L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE PINE CREEK AREA, COEUR D'ALENE MINING REGION, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPORT, 27 P.
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 95
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 17 , 1968 ; APRIL 4 , 1968 ; JAN 26 , 1968
Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F. C. CALKINS, BULL. 384
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 4
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710
Reference (Deposit): 1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON, SMI OF REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOCHEM SUNSHINE MIN. CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP SUNSHINE MIN. CO.
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