Falls Creek Prospect

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

Name: Falls Creek Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonner

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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