The Lynch Pine Creek Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,724 feet.
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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: 3,724 Feet (1,135 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.49139, -116.20667
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Lynch Pine Creek Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lynch Pine Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeurd'Alene District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Lynch Pine Creek Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): TWO MINES A MILE APART HAVE THE SAME NAME AND ARE DESCRIBED HERE AS ONE PROSPECT, WITH THE UTM LOCATION BEING GIVEN FOR THE UPPER, NE ADIT. THE SW WORKINGS ARE IN THE SW 1/4 OF SEC. 20, T.48N, R.2E AT 2600 FT.
Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SMALL QUARTZ VEINS ARE PRESENT, BUT ONLY ONE IN THE UPPER WORKINGS IS MINERALIZED
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA.
Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. SPOKANE, 1943, PINE CREEK AREA, SHOSHANE CO., OPEN FILE REPORT.
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