The Silver Buckle Prospect is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.475, -115.93330
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Silver Buckle Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Buckle Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Placer Center)
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: Silver Buckle Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1955
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
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
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 98 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Location): ABUTS THE VULCAN EXTENSION PROPERTY. ALSO IN SEC. 12, T47N, R04E. GIVEN UTM ON SMALL ADITS IN SEC. 35.
Comment (Workings): 2 OLD TUNNELS TO BE REOPENED (700 AND 2200 FT LONG ).
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1950'S
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 13 , 1972 ; AUG. 8 , 1975
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 79 AND 120
Reference (Deposit): 1975 GEOCHEM SILVER BUCKLE MINES, INC
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