The Sterling Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,540 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: 3,540 Feet (1,079 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4725, -115.97440
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Sterling Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sterling Prospect
Secondary: Columbia and Providence Claims
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Placer, Evolution)
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Callahan, Asarco, Day Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: L
Description: Property Parallel To Big Creek Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): Agreement By Asarco, Callahan and Day Mines, Inc. To Explore Sterling From 3000 Ft Level of Galena Mine. One 1321 - Ft Ddh. 15 Unpatented Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Jan. 11 , 1971 ; Aug 12 , 1968
Reference (Deposit): Mining Record, Dec. 11 , 1974
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Spokane Quad, Location No. 291
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 75 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington; P. 144
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