The Pier & Cady Mine is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.15417, -116.16111
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Pier & Cady Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pier & Cady Mine
Secondary: Whitcomb
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1937
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^37.38 % Pb, .6 % Zn, .2 % Sb, 24.8 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1926
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SWELL AND PINCH
Form: SWELL AND PINCH
Form: SWELL AND PINCH
Structure
Type: R
Description: On Broad W. Limb Of Syncline Axis Of Which Is In Montana.
Type: L
Description: Brecciated Zone; Beds As A Whole Considerably Disturbed And Interrupted By Faulting; Much Gouge
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 37% PB/TON
Analytical Data: ASSAYS 24 OZ. AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE IN NO. 1 ABOVE NETTED $27.83.
Comment (Workings): 3 DRIFTS
Comment (Deposit): SEDIMENTARY ROCKS STRIKE N 30 DEG E AND DIP ABOUT 15 DEG SE BUT ARE MODIFIED BY DRAG ALONG FAULTS.
Comment (Commodity): POST MINERAL MOVEMENT HAS FRACTURED THE GALENA AND PRODUCED SLICKENSIDED SURFACES
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, USGS BULL. 944-B.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, LEAD - SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-B, 117 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
Reference (Deposit): 1947 OTHER A. L. ANDERSON, BULL. 944-B
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
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