Belleville Prospect

The Belleville Prospect is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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: Belleville Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonner

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.9044, -116.46330

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Belleville Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Belleville Prospect
Secondary: Bellville Prospect
Secondary: Wiberg


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Lakeview 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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: C. Wiberg


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

Type: R
Description: Cascade Fault To The E; Packsaddle Fault To The W.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Development): 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS


References

Reference (Deposit): KUN, P., 1974 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKEVIEW MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P.

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1966 , P. 83

Reference (Deposit): 1966 COMPILE IDAHO STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 156


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