The Hultner Ranch Prospect is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,442 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
Elevation: 3,442 Feet (1,049 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4733, -115.85610
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Hultner Ranch Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hultner Ranch Prospect
Secondary: Sundance Min. Corp
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Sundance Mining Corp.
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
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): PATENTED PROPERTY. DIAMOND DRILLING TO 400 FT IN 1971 , PLANNED TO 1800 FT DEPTH. 120 ACRES.
Comment (Location): NEARLY SURROUNDED BY GOLCONDA; BORDERED ON THE N BY ALICE CONSOLIDATED.
Comment (Deposit): MINERALIZED STRUCTURES OVER 20 FT WIDE
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 25 , 1973 ; NOV. 8 , 1972 ; NOV. 29 , 1971 ; DEC. 14 , 1973
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 146
Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL SUNDANCE MINING CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1972 GEOCHEM SUNDANCE MINING CO.
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