The May Claim Prospect is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,726 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: 2,726 Feet (831 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.525, -115.98000
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May Claim Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: May Claim Prospect
Secondary: Silver Hill Mines
Secondary: Mae Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: 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: Silver Hill Mines Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
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 (Location): Claims Abut Apex Ag, Inspiration Pb, Ag-Ore, Daybreak, Ag Rock, Ramona Ag Properties.
Comment (Development): 28 Unpatented Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974-1975, Directory Of Mines
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, April 24 , 1972
Reference (Deposit): IBMG, Mines And Prospects Of The Wallace Quad., Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et Al.
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