The Conjecture Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.91778, -116.42194
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Conjecture Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Conjecture Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Lakeview 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
Owner Name: D. E. Majer And L. H. Funnel
Owner Name: Conjecture Mines, Inc. Or Duval
Years: 1968 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
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
Form: MASSIVE
Form: MASSIVE
Form: MASSIVE
Structure
Type: R
Description: Packsaddle Fault To The W; Casade Fault To The E.
Type: L
Description: Faulting; Belt Rocks Strike Generally N, Dip E; Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Siliceous; Leaching
Rocks
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE ORE RANGED 20 TO 40 OZ AG / TON ASSAYS ON 700 FT LEVEL: 0.04 OZ AU, 0.165 % PB, AND 0.65 % ZN / TON.
Materials
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Boulangerite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Proustite
Gangue: Rhodochrosite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): FEDERAL RESOURCES CORP. ( 1956 - 1964 ) DEVELOPED 100000 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING 20 OZ AG/TON ON 1000 FT. LEVEL
Comment (Location): LIES A MILE BELOW THE WEBER ON GOLD CREEK
Comment (Production): SMALL PRODUCTION OF AG ORE IN LATE 1880'S. EARLY SHIPMENTS TO VALUE OF ABOUT $70000.
Comment (Development): 15 (?) PATENTED CLAIMS; OVER 100 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. DUVAL CORP. LEASED PROPERTY BETWEEN 1967 AND 1970; DUVAL CONDUCTED SURFACE EXPLORATION INCLUDING SOIL SAMPLING, DETAILED MAPPING UNDERGROUND EXPLORATION, AND CORE - DRILLING TO DEPTH OVER 4000 FT FROM SURFACE.
Comment (Deposit): CONJECTURE - KEEP COOL - SILVER LEAF VEIN IS 12000 FT. LONG
Comment (Workings): 80 - TON FLOTATION MILL; OFFICE BUILDING; 2 HOIST HOUSES; CAMPHOUSE; ASSAY OFFICE; TIMBER SHED; COMPRESSOR; LOCOMOTIVE; CARS; DOZER; LOADER; DIAMOND DRILLING
Comment (Deposit): 800 FT DISPLACEMENT IN MINE AREA ON SPIDER FAULT (STRIKES SW, DIPS 65 DEG W). FIVE HIGH GRADE SHOOTS ASSAYED 0.06 TO 890.02 OZ AG, 0.02 TO 0.83 OZ AU, 3.3 % CU, 5.5 % ZN, AND 35.2 % PB / TON PB ISOTOPES: PB206/PB204 = 18.997 ; PB207/PB204 15.649 ; PB208/PB204 = 39.244. FED'L RESOURCES CORP. FORMER OPERATOR 1961 - 1964
References
Reference (Production): KUN, P., 1974 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P. { SAVAGE, C. N., 1967 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 6
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 7 , 1971
Reference (Deposit): 1956 DIREXPL FEDERAL RESOURCES CORP.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 6 {{ 1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156
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 (Deposit): SAMPSON, E., 1928 , GEOLOGY AND SILVER ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PEND OREILLE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 31 , 25 P.
Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): KUN, P., 1974 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKEVIEW, MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P.
Reference (Deposit): 5) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 10 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): 1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285
Reference (Deposit): 1920 DIREXPL LAKEVIEW SILVER MINES CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1928 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 31
Reference (Deposit): 1951 DIREXPL CONJECTURE MINES, INC.
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