Tiberius Prospect

The Tiberius Prospect is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,241 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: Tiberius Prospect

Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Narrow Shear Zones Strike N 50 Deg W To W.

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Sericite, Calcite

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Prichard Strikes N 35 To 60 Deg W, Dips 40 To 55 Deg Sw

Comment (Location): At Head of Small Gulch Tributary To Ross Fork

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 Bulletin 1142-A, 33 P.

Reference (Deposit): Jones, E. L., Jr., 1920 , A Reconnaissance Of The Pine Creek District, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 710 , 36 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon E. L. Jones, Bulletin 710

Reference (Deposit): 1963 Geolmap Campbell And Good, Bulletin 1142-A

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Spokane Quad, Location No. 534

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