Enterprise Extension Prospect

The Enterprise Extension Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 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: Enterprise Extension Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.5281, -116.06310

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Enterprise Extension Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Enterprise Extension Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


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
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL NO. 3 OF ENTERPRISE GROUP


References

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, S., 1925 , 26TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1924 , P. 167

Reference (Deposit): 1925 COMPILE 26TH ANN. REPT. OF MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1924

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478


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