The Fourth of July Silver Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.3836, -115.74440
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Fourth of July Silver Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fourth of July Silver Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Fourth Of July Silver, Inc.
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: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: HAND PICKED SAMPLES OF ORE FROM SMALL POCKETS IN THE 2 OLD TUNNELS ASSAYED 171 AND 46 OZ AG
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): IN 1971 , OLD TUNNELS EXTENDED 50 FT; ALSO , 22 FT CROSSCUT DRIVEN, AND 8 FT SHAFT SUNK ON VEIN.
Comment (Location): AT CONFLUENCE OF BULLION CREEK AND WONDERFUL CREEK. EXACT LOCATION UNKNOWN.
Comment (Development): 28 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. ABOUT 300 FT DIAMOND DRILLING
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 14 , 1969
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN., REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 67
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1976 - 77 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO ( COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 27 - 28
Reference (Deposit): 1970 DIREXPL FOURTH OF JULY SILVER, INC.
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM
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