The Washington-Idaho Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,631 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,631 Feet (802 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5678, -116.03940
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Washington-Idaho Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Washington-Idaho Mine
Secondary: Idaho Mining Company Mine
Secondary: Cavanaugh Group
Secondary: Crescent Group
Secondary: Hetzel Group
Secondary: Annie Laurie
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeurd'Alene District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Mining Co.
Home Office: P.O. Box 898, Kellogg Id
Years: 1954 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1889
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Development): Property Consists of 23 Mining Claims, One Fractional Claim and One Millsite, All Unpatented
Comment (Deposit): D.M.E.A. Contract Idm-E88 Was Terminated July 1, 1954. See Contract For More Detailed Information. ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept
Comment (Location): 1.5 Mi Up the W Fk of Moon Cr
References
Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, USGS, Spokane Wfoc
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, 1932, 33rd Ann. Rept. of Mining Ind. of Idaho for 1931.
Reference (Deposit): Dmea-981x
Reference (Deposit): Kauffman and others, 1999, Coeur d'Alene Basin USFS AML report (Panhandle NF, v. 5A).
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