Rainbow No. 3 Prospect

The Rainbow No. 3 Prospect is a lead mine located in Kootenai county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Rainbow No. 3 Prospect
Secondary: Ulysses Claim Group
Secondary: Elephant Claim Group
Secondary: Buffalo Claim Group
Secondary: Victory Claim Group

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Kootenai
District: St. Joe District (Roundtop 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

Owner Name: Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp.

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.), Day Mines, Callahan Min. Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1930
Discovery Year: 1907
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: St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: GRANULES, PODS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Broad Much - Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of Wnw Trend

Type: L
Description: Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitization, Chloritization, Biotitization

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

Analytical Data: PB208/PB204 = 36.045
Analytical Data: PB 207/PB204 = 15.453
Analytical Data: DRILL CORE ANALYSIS 11.16 % PB, 8 OZ. AG / TON PB ISOTOPE COMPOSITION: PB206/PB204 = 16.421

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Development): 14 Patented, 5 Unpatented Claims. 3000 Ft Ddh.

Comment (Deposit): Rainbow Min. And Mill. Merged Into Coeur D'Alenes Corp. In 1968

Comment (Names): The Additional Names Are Claim Groups Owned By The Rainbow Mining Company. They Are Scattered Around This Location.

References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P.

Reference (Deposit): Zartman, R. E., And Stacey, J. S., 1971 , Lead Isotopes And Mineralization Ages In Belt Supergroup Rocks, Northwestern Montana And Northern Idaho: Econ. Geology, V. 66 , No. 6 , P. 849 - 860

Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, April 10 , 1968 ; Nov. 21 , 1968

Reference (Deposit): Idaho Bureau Mines & Geology, Pamphlet 30. 22p.

Reference (Deposit): Administrative Report Bia-54, P 34 (Confidential).

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