The Spokane Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,990 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
Elevation: 3,990 Feet (1,216 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4717, -116.25420
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Spokane Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Spokane Prospect
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1912
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: St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge Several Inches Thick
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): E SIDE OF PINE CREEK
Comment (Development): 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. THE 165 CLAIMS OF THE EPIC SILVER PROJECT ALSO INCLUDED LOOKOUT MTN., NEW ERA, AND SIGNAL SILVER GOLD PROPERTIES.
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 1975 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, FEB. 5 , 1969.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 71
Idaho Gold
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