The Idaho Lakeview Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,399 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: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.9139, -116.47390
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Idaho Lakeview Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idaho Lakeview Mine
Secondary: Vensuela
Secondary: Hewer
Secondary: Keep Cool
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Lakeview 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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Lakeview Consolidated Silver Mines
Owner Name: Sunshine Mining Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1888
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: RIBBON
Form: RIBBON
Form: RIBBON
Structure
Type: R
Description: Packsaddle Fault To The W, Cascade Fault To The E.
Type: L
Description: Fissure Vein 40 Ft Wide; Brecciation; Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Siliceous; Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 9 ? PATENTED, 17 UNPATENTED CLAIMS (1500 ACRES) 1200 FT DIAMOND DRILLING. C M AND S CO. OF CANADA PUT DOWN 1400 FT. SHAFT IN 1929
Comment (Location): IN CHLORIDE GULCH; ON E SIDE OF PEND OREILLE LAKE
Comment (Workings): 14 DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS, 100 - TON FLOTATION MILL HEWER - QUICKSTEP - GLORIA PROBABLY ON SAME SHEAR ZONE. COMINCO PUT DOWN 1400 FT SHAFT ON PROPERTY.
Comment (Deposit): STRATA STRIKE N TO NE, DIP E
References
Reference (Deposit): 1929 DIREXPL CONSOLIDATED MIN. & SMELT. CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP SUNSHINE MIN. CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1969 DIREXPL CHILCO CR. MIN. CO. { 1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 156
Reference (Production): KUN, P., 1974 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 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): 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): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, FEB. 6 , 1969 ; OCT. 6 , 1967 ; JULY 12 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): 1928 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 31
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 6 , 131 P.
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