Kent Prospect

The Kent Prospect is a lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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: Kent Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boundary

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 48.9147, -116.33670

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Kent Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Kent Prospect
Secondary: Sphalerite Claim


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie-Yaak 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: Kaniksu National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: Purcell Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-54-28N 116-20-25W (48.90778 -116.34028); UTM N5417194 E548344 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 064N, RNG 001E, Sect 09, Sect_fract .


References

Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P

Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 1


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