The Bunker Chance is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.53333, -116.12528
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Bunker Chance MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bunker Chance
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Yreka
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Other Database): RECORD NUMBER 759 IS A POTENTIAL DUPLICATE OF THIS RECORD
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 478 , PLATE 2
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 62
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