| Deposit ID | 10073345 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019385 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Silver Prospect |
| Related records | 10169100 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.02543, 47.49267 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 903 |
| Relative position | 2 MI S OF OSBURN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Polaris Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint Maries(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N;048N | 003E;004E | 24;19 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | St. Regis Form.-Quartzite, Argillite;Revett Form.-Quartzite, Argillite | ||
| Rock description | St. Regis Form.-Quartzite, Argillite;Revett Form.-Quartzite, Argillite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -116.02543, 47.49267 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | American Silver Min. Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019385 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_256 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 1975 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 20 , 1975
BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 62
1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478
1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR 1ST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ASARCO PLANS EXPLORATION FROM COEUR'S 3400 FT LEVEL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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