Alhambra Mine

The Alhambra Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,284 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

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Site Name

Primary: Alhambra Mine

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF PB ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1917.

Comment (Development): GROUP OF PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): CROSS CUT TUNNEL AND SEVERAL THOUSAND FT OF DRIFTING

References

Reference (Production): GERRY, C. N., 1919 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917 , PT. 1 : USGS, P. 491 . GERRY, C. N., 1918 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1916 , PT. 1 : USGS, P. 598

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1913 , 14TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1912 : STATE MINE INSPECTORS REPT., P. 183

Reference (Deposit): 1913 COMPILE IDAHO STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 14TH ANN. REPT. FOR 1912

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478

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