Pilot prospect, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pilot prospect | Prospect |
| Hunter Mining District | Mining District |
| Shoshone County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 29' 37'' North , 115° 46' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
405076
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405076:9
GUID (UUID V4):
9763e1e0-1820-4b6c-be5d-1c7ca7fb231a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Abot Mining Co.; Pilot Mine; Pilot Silver-Lead Mines Incorporated
Located in Deadman Gulch approximately 2.2 miles (3.6 kilometers) northeast of Mullan, Idaho
Commodities (Major): Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Development Status: Prospect
Host Rock Unit(s): Wallace Formation (lower), St. Regis Formation
Host Rock(s): Quartzite
Structure(s): Deadman Shear Zone; Cincinnati Fault
Alteration(s): Unspecified
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Other Information: Claims of the Pilot prospect included Cincinnati, Buckeye, Key West, Pointer, Red Dog (or Red Rock), Miami, Dayton, Akron, Cleveland, Jpan, Dorothy, Almira, Antony, Glen, Betty, Irene, Beatrice, Captain, Engineer, Olive No.1-4 (inclusive), Pilot, and Purser. Eight of the claims were patented, while 17 were not. In 1957 all of the Pilot claims were sold to Abot Mining Co. included in this purchase were several claims from the Copper King. Interestingly, according the Idaho State Mine Inspector Reports, no work was ever done on these claim blocks while Abot Mining owned them.
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Hobbs, S.W., Griggs, A.B., Wallace, R.E., Campbell, A.B, (1965), Geology of the Coeur d' Alene District Shoshone County Idaho, USGS Professional Paper 478, Plate 5.
USGS, 1958, Defense Minerals Exploration Administration-5050: Day Mines, Pilot Project.
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10078435 |
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10291039 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Belt BasinBasin
- Wallace DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
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- Montana
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