The Vindicator Silver Lead Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,451 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: 3,451 Feet (1,052 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.4739, -115.76080
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Vindicator Silver Lead Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vindicator Silver Lead Prospect
Secondary: Silver Buckle
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Silver Buckle Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: Oxidation Near Surface
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): On Coeur D'Alene River
Comment (Development): 6 Unpatented Claims
References
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): Calkins, F. C., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1914 , Economic Geology Of The Region Around Mullan, Idaho, And Saltese, Montana: USGS Bulletin 540 , P. 167 - 211
Reference (Deposit): 1914 Other Calkins And Jones, Bulletin 540
Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Dec. 18 , 1967
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