The Red Cliff Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1456, -116.13170
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Red Cliff Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Cliff Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork 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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. C. Brooks
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Thrust Zone 4 To 6 Ft Wide; Narrow Gouge Bands
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached Country Rock, Fe Stains
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1939 ASSAY: 46% PB, 63.3 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 1940 ASSAY: 65% PB, 84 OZ AG/TON.
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON N SIDE OF ANTELOPE MOUNTAIN, 1000 FT ABOVE MOSQUITO CREEK
Comment (Workings): 2 ADIT DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): STRIPED PEAK STRIKES N 30 DEG E, DIPS 14 DEG SE
References
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, LEAD - SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 944 - B, 117 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT, NO. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944 - B
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