The Kootenai Prospect is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 48.3044, -116.48830
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Kootenai Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kootenai Prospect
Secondary: Boyer Brothers
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Gardner, J. L. Dirks, C. Wilson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1928
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS ACROSS VEIN WIDTH RANGE $0.80 - $152 / TON IN MOSTLY AG, PB WITH SOME ZN, CU, AU
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Development): VEIN DISCOVERED WHEN WAVES OF PEND OREILLE LAKE WASHED AWAY PART OF BEACH
Comment (Deposit): VEIN EXTENDS N - 5 FROM LAKE SHORE
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT EXTENDS UNDER LAKE, IS PLOTTED INLAND
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. NO. 6 , 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. NO. 6
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 12, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): STARMONT, L., 1929 , CLARK FORK AND LAKE PEND OREILLE: MINING TRUTH, V. 14 , NO. 8 P. 7 - 9 , 16
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