Jewell Prospect

The Jewell Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,150 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

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Site Name

Primary: Jewell Prospect
Secondary: General
Secondary: Idaho General

Commodity

Primary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Idaho General Mines, 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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, SEAMS AND BUNCHES

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Location): N OF PRICHARD CREEK. W OF THE PARAGON

Comment (Development): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): MAY BE PART OF PARAGON CONSOLIDATE MINE, REC-ID W026590.

References

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 21 , 1973

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 69

Reference (Deposit): KINGHORN AND FICA, 1979, FINAL ANNUAL REPORT, IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM

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