The St. Joe Quartz Prospect is a zinc, lead, and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.1906, -115.49530
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St. Joe Quartz Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Joe Quartz Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: St. Joe 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: St. Joe National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: St. Joe Quartz Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR SEAMS AND BUNCHES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Scapolite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): 1916 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
Reference (Deposit): 1911 OTHER J. T. PARDEE, BULL. 470
Reference (Deposit): PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61
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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