The Vienna-International Prospect is a gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,839 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: 3,839 Feet (1,170 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 47.4292, -115.87110
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Vienna-International Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vienna-International Prospect
Secondary: Vienna
Secondary: Osakis
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SCATTERED BUNCHES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Gouge; Nw-Trending Fault Cuts Off Vein W Of The Shaft
Alterations
Not available
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
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): Located Near Mouth of Flora Gulch. Exact Location Unknown
Comment (Workings): 2 Tunnels, 1 Shaft
References
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): Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , P. 88 , 113
Reference (Deposit): 1914 Other Calkins And Jones, Bulletin 540
Reference (Deposit): 1916 Geolmap Umpleby And Jones, Bulletin 732
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