International Prospect

The International Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,526 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: International Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D' Alene District

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: Alpine Silver, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: LENTICULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Minor Folds (Which Plunge 5 To 35 Deg Se) And Faults

Alterations

Not available

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

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): OPPOSITE MOUTH OF JACKASS CREEK ON E. SIDE OF W FORK OF PINE CREEK S OF SPOKANE GROUP

Comment (Development): 9 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 14 PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): PRICHARD ROCKS STRIKE SOMEWHAT E OR W OF N, DIP E.

References

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A. B., AND GOOD, S. E., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE TWIN CRAGS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1142-A, 33 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D' ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 75 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1963 GEOLMAP CAMPBELL AND GOOD, BULL. 1142-A

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