The Tiger Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.6242, -115.86170
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Tiger Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tiger Prospect
Secondary: Aulbach Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. David Sellars
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Sericite, Chlorite
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Crosscut, Short Drifts
References
Reference (Deposit): IBMG, Mines And Prospects Of The Wallace Quad., Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et Al.
Reference (Deposit): Hosterman 1956, USGS Bulletin 1027-D.
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., 1938 , Geology And Ore Deposits Near Murray, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47 , P. 41
Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 1027-P
Reference (Deposit): 1935 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47
Reference (Deposit): 1953 Geolmap J. W. Hosterman, Bulletin 1027 - P
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