The Ida Prospect is a lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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
Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3647, -112.97690
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Ida Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ida Prospect
Secondary: Salmon Lode
Secondary: Salmon Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Nicholia 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: Targhee National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Shears, Al
Owner Name: Milo Zook
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): Joins Viola Mine to south
Comment (Development): Ida Claim includes part of the old Salmon Lode
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1944, Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Clark And Lemhi Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70, 43 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27
Reference (Deposit): 1944 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70
Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27, 25 P.
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