The American Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,730 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: 3,730 Feet (1,137 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5303, -115.87860
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American Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Sericite
Rocks
Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Specularite
Comments
Comment (Location): IMMEDIATELY W OF THE SUCCESS MINE
Comment (Deposit): MINERAL BELT INCLUDING SUCCESS MINE AND AMERICAN PROSPECT IS ABOUT 6000 FT LONG
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): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
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