The Allied Prospect is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,451 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,451 Feet (1,052 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.4711, -115.79530
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Allied Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Allied Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Allied Silver Lead Co.
Owner Name: Coeurex Ltd. Partnership-Bueno-Coeur D'Alene Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1967
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
Type: L
Description: Osburn Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): SURROUNDED BY THE BUNKER HILL-HECLA-STAR MORNING GROUP, ASARCO, DAY'S HUNTER RANCH, LUCKY FRIDAY EXTENSION, AND INDEPENDENCE LEAD
Comment (Development): DIAMOND DRILLING TO 1150 FT. HECLA HAD EXTENDED THEIR 2800 FT LEVEL OF LUCKY FRIDAY TO THE E EDGE OF THE ALLIED PROPERTY IN FOLLOWING 6 INCH VEIN OF GOOD ORE
Comment (Workings): 416 - ACRE AREA
Comment (Deposit): BORAX CANCELLED LEASE WITH ALLIED DEC, 1975 . ALLIED SILVER OWNS OR LEASES 99 % OF PROPERTY UNDER MULLAN.
References
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 75 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 28 , 1974 ; OCT. 12 , 1967 ; AUG. 22 , 1975 ; DEC. 5 , 1975 ; MAR 18 , 1976
Reference (Deposit): MINING HI LITES, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, OCT. 17 , 1975
Reference (Deposit): 1975 DIREXPL U.S. BORAX AND CHEM. CORP. - DD
Reference (Deposit): IBMG, MINES & PROSPECTS OF THE WALLACE QUAD, IDAHO, 1981
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