Ida Prospect

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

Name: Ida Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

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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