The Shamrock Prospect is a lead and silver mine located in Kootenai county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,651 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,651 Feet (808 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.8419, -116.64810
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Shamrock Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shamrock Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Kootenai
District: Hayden Lake 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Shamrock Silver Mining Co.
Home Office: P.O. Box 2416 Yakima, WA 98907
Years: 1980 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Structure: Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of WNW Trend
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Description: Limy
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 5 Unpatented Claims
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Regional - Broad Much - Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of Wnw Trend
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Gouge; Chloritization; Sericitization; Silicification
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P
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