The Patten Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.3006, -116.25920
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Patten Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Patten Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Cobalt
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: On Broad W. Limb Of Syncline (Axis Is In Montana)
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxides Of Fe And Mn (Limonite, Pyrolusite); Chlorite
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Erythrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SMALL TRIBUTARY THAT ENTERS FROM THE S. 6 MI. ABOVE MOUTH OF TRESTLE CREEK
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12, 132 P
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1
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