St. Elmo Prospect

The St. Elmo Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,815 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: St. Elmo Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 2,815 Feet (858 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.4981, -115.99810

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St. Elmo Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: St. Elmo Prospect


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver


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: St. Elmo Silver Mines Corp.

Owner Name: Silver Dollar


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1892
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: L
Description: Just N Of Polaris Fault. St. Elmo Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Development): 1 PATENTED, 1 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: LOCATION IMPORTANT TO DEVELOPMENT OF CAMP AND COEUR PROJECTS.

Comment (Workings): IN 1974 , WORK ON ST. ELMO JUST MAINTAINANCE (A21)

Comment (Deposit): SILVER DOLLAR OWNS 10.5 % OF ST. ELMO AG MINES CORP.

Comment (Location): BETWEEN COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORP. AND RAINBOW MIN. & MILL CO.


References

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 113

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 29 , 1967 ; APRIL 26 , 1971

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE REVIEW, MAY 21 , 1967

Reference (Deposit): SILVER DOLLAR'S 1974 ANNUAL REPORT.

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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