Nevada Stewart Prospect

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073430
MRDS ID W019508
MAS/MILS ID 0160790590
Record type Site
Current site name Nevada Stewart Prospect
Alternate or previous names Nevada Stuart, Stewart Mine
Related records 10144613

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.17163, 47.48297 (WGS84)
Elevation 937
Relative position 4 MI SW OF KELLOGG; 3 MI SW OF WARDNER AT EDGE OF BUNKER HILL PROPERTY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Masonia(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 002E 26,27,22,23 NWSESN (26) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Just Across Creek ( 1/4 - 1/2 Mi W ) From Highland - Surprise. On N Side of Stewart Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Lead Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe - Stains, Slickensides

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.17163, 47.48297

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS AND PODS
    Strike N 65 DEG W
    Dip S
    Width 1.52M
    Depth to top 213.36M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pine Creek District
District name Coeur D'Alene District
District name Yreka

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunshine Min. Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nevada Stewart Mining Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 388.62M
    Overall length 1036.32M

Comments on development

  • 6 Patented, 12 Unpatented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Slates Strike N 20 Deg E, Dip 30 Deg W. Located Between Property of Highland - Surprise Consol. Min. Co. and Sidney Min. Co.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Hasler, J. William U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 26-SEP-1994 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 26-SEP-1994 Causey, J. Douglas U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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