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United Mines Prospect

Prospect in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073337
MRDS ID W019376
MAS/MILS ID 0160790558
Record type Site
Current site name United Mines Prospect
Alternate or previous names Elgin and Ogden Groups

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.06713, 47.51377 (WGS84)
Elevation 766
Relative position 1 MI W OF OSBURN; 3 MI SE OF KELLOGG.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kellogg East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 003E 15 Idaho
Boise 047N 003E 07,17,18 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Given Utm Location Is On United Property W of Osburn.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Iron Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Quartzose Argillite; Argillite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Quartzose Argillite; Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.06713, 47.51377
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner United Mines Inc.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 457.2M

Comments on development

  • 3 Unpatented Claims At Mouth of Big Creek, 1 Mi W of Osburn and 15 Claims At Head of East Big Creek, 7 Mi S of Osburn, and S of Silver Bowl Holdings. 1000 Ft of Ddh

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 154

  • Deposit

    Spokane Chronicle, Nov. 18 , 1968 ; Oct. 11 , 1968 ; Aug. 22 , 1967 ; June 29 , 1967

  • Deposit

    1968 Geochem

  • Deposit

    1968 Geolmap

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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