The Mother Lode Prospect is a silver and gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,900 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
Elevation: 7,900 Feet (2,408 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.5847, -115.67560
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Mother Lode Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mother Lode Prospect
Secondary: Concord
Secondary: Concorde
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Buffalo Hump 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: Nez Perce National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Golden Concord Mining Corp.
Home Office: 595 Howe Street Suite 604 Vancouver BC V6C 2T5 Canada
Info Year: 1989
Owner Name: Galen L. Stone
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1898
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Silicification
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE SAID TO ASSAY $15 TO $26/TON AU (1934)
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Covellite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): The Property Consists Of 14 Partially Developed Patented Mineral Claims.
Comment (Location): Approximately 1000 Ft Northwest Up Slope Of The Concord Landing Strip.
Comment (Deposit): 2 Veins
Comment (Geology): Schist Strikes NNE, Dips NW
References
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P
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