Silverton Prospect

The Silverton Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,123 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: Silverton Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Silverton Mines, Inc.

Owner Name: Cleveland Silver Mines

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: Bitterroot Mountains - Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES FROM TUNNEL DRILL HOLES ASSAYED 70 OZ/TON AG, 12% PB
Analytical Data: 220 OZ/TON AG, 32% PB
Analytical Data: ONE WITH 346 OZ/TON AG.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Development): 17 CLAIMS. REDRILLING 10 - 20 HOLES AT DEPTH.

Comment (Location): ON REVENUE CREEK

References

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 141

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 13 , 1968 ; MAR. 14 , 1968

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1976 - 1977 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES), MONTANA, AND WASHINGTON, P. 95

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478

Reference (Deposit): 1967 DIREXPL

Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOCHEM

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