The Falls Creek Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,901 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: 3,901 Feet (1,189 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.0603, -116.40280
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Falls Creek Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Falls Creek Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Lakeview 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: W. C. Ames, P. O. Ruen
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
Type: L
Description: Granodiorite Stock Nearby
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS 25 - 70 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 6 - 20% PB/TON. PB ISOTOPES: PB 206/PB 204 = 18.637
Analytical Data: PB 207/PB 204 = 15.624
Analytical Data: PB 208/PB 204 = 38.917
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 DRIFTS
Comment (Development): 11 CLAIMS,
References
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): ZARTMAN, R. E., AND STACEY, J. S., 1971, LEAD ISOTOPES AND MINERALIZATION AGES IN BELT SUPER - GROUP ROCKS, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO: ECON. GEOL., V. 66, NO. 6, P. 849 - 860.
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, E., 1928, GEOLOGY AND SILVER ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PEND OREILLE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH, NO. 31, 25 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1928 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 31
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
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