The Yreka United Group Mine is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,949 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: 2,949 Feet (899 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.5156, -116.10750
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Yreka United Group Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yreka United Group Mine
Secondary: Altura
Secondary: Hill
Secondary: Mohawk
Secondary: Paramount
Secondary: Wolverine
Secondary: High Grade
Secondary: Higrade
Secondary: Kellogg Galena
Secondary: O.K.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)
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: G. And L. Harrison
Owner Name: Bunker Hill Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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: 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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Adjacent To Bunker Hill; S of Bunker Hill - Crescent Xcut.
Comment (Development): 74 Claims (Includes 50 Unpatented, 11 Patented Claims). 35,000 Ft. Diamond Drilling In the Area.
Comment (Deposit): On Paramount and Wolverine Veins
References
Reference (Deposit): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 478
Reference (Deposit): Geochem Bunker Hill
Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 161
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Aug. 9 , 1974 ; Mar. 10 , 1969 ; Feb. 19 , 1968 ; Sept. 22 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County; Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
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