Florence Prospect

The Florence Prospect is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,100 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: Florence Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,100 Feet (945 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 47.5128, -116.09920

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Florence Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Florence Prospect
Secondary: Dallaire Group
Secondary: Aberdeen
Secondary: Aberdeen-Idaho


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Big Creek, Yreka)


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Owner Name: Bunker Hill Co.

Owner Name: Aberdeen Idaho Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): 27 Unpatented Claims. Main Activity Is Required Assessment Work. Past Work Has Been Through the Crescent Mine At the 3700 Level Aiming At the 4400 of the Aberdeen

Comment (Location): Between Polaris Fault and Bunker Hill'S Crescent Shaft


References

Reference (Deposit): Campbell, S., 1924 , 25th Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1923 , P. 154

Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines, Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, 163 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1924 Compile 25th Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry For 1923

Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478

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


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