The Fire Chief Mine is a tungsten mine located in Bonner county, Idaho.
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Mine Info
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Fire Chief Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fire Chief Mine
Secondary: She-Light Claim
Secondary: Fire Chief Claim
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Firechief Mining Co.
Home Office: C.A. Meyers, President
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED SOMEWHERE ON NICKELPLATE MTN.
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. LOAN APPLICATION (DOCKET NO. 2457) WAS MADE IN 1952.
Comment (Workings): ONE SMALL SHAFT AND TWO ADITS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1952.
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NUMBERS 2457 AND 3238. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA
Idaho Gold
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