Silver Prospect

The Silver Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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

Name: Silver Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonner

Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.9725, -116.43970

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Silver Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Silver Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Sulfides


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

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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Packsaddle Fault To The W; Cascade Fault To The E.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ON THE LAKESHORE

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: SMALL, VERY RICH POCKETS

Comment (Deposit): ADITS POSSIBLY LOCATED ON W EXTENSION OF VEIN ON GLASSCOCK PROPERTIES.


References

Reference (Deposit): KUN, P., 1974 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKEVIEW MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P

Reference (Deposit): 1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 15


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