The Terror Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,976 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: 2,976 Feet (907 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5431, -116.00420
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Terror Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Terror Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 28 Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, May 5 , 1969
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 47
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