Big Eight Prospect

The Big Eight Prospect is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,402 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: Big Eight Prospect
Secondary: New General Mines Co.

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)

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

Owner Name: Idaho General Mines, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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: 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 Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): 27 UNPATENTED CLAIMS AND 107 ACRES OF PATENTED GROUND.

Comment (Deposit): SECOND VEIN STRIKES N 10 DEG E, DIPS 80 DEG E

Comment (Workings): 4 TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): PRICHARD FORM. STRIKES N TO N 30 DEG W, DIPS 55 TO 80 DEG E

Comment (Location): ADJOINS PAGE MINE. W SIDE OF LITTLE PINE CR.

References

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 21 , 1973 ; JULY 6 , 1972 ; OCT. 21 , 1968 ; MAY 15 , 1968

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 69

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

Reference (Deposit): KIESSLING, O. E., 1932 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 , PART 1 - METALS: U S BUREAU OF MINES, P. 409

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

Reference (Deposit): 1932 COMPILE U S BUREAU OF MINES, MINERAL RESOURCES OF U S, 1929

Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOCHEM IDAHO GENERAL MINES, INC.

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM IDAHO DEPT. LABOR

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