Nevada Stewart Prospect

The Nevada Stewart Prospect is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,074 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Nevada Stewart Prospect
Secondary: Nevada Stuart
Secondary: Stewart Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Pine Creek 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

Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Sunshine Min. Co.

Owner Name: Nevada Stewart Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS AND PODS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains, Slickensides

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Lead
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Slates Strike N 20 Deg E, Dip 30 Deg W. Located Between Property of Highland - Surprise Consol. Min. Co. and Sidney Min. Co.

Comment (Location): Just Across Creek ( 1/4 - 1/2 Mi W ) From Highland - Surprise. On N Side of Stewart Creek

Comment (Development): 6 Patented, 12 Unpatented Claims

References

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 384 , 112 P.

Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52

Reference (Deposit): JONES, EDWARD L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.

Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE PINE CREEK AREA, COEUR D'ALENE MINING REGION, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPORT, 27 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 95

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 17 , 1968 ; APRIL 4 , 1968 ; JAN 26 , 1968

Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F. C. CALKINS, BULL. 384

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 4

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710

Reference (Deposit): 1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON, SMI OF REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOCHEM SUNSHINE MIN. CO.

Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP SUNSHINE MIN. CO.

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