Walter Prospect

The Walter Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 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: Walter Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonner

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.2614, -116.32110

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Walter Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Walter Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork 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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Cabinet Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: RIBBON


Structure

Type: R
Description: On Broad W. Limb (Dipping 30 Deg E?) Of Syncline With Axis In Montana

Type: L
Description: Fractures


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrolusite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): S. SLOPE OF CABINET MOUNTAINS

Comment (Geology): BEDDING TRENDS N 10 DEG E, DIPS 32 DEG SE


References

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL., NO. 12, 132 P

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 1


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