The Idaho Diamond Sulphide Group is a copper mine located in Kootenai county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 47.6208, -116.92250
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Idaho Diamond Sulphide Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idaho Diamond Sulphide Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Vermiculite
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Kootenai
District: Coeur D'Alene Area
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
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Diamond Sulphide Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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
Type: R
Structure: Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of WNW Trend
Description: Broad Much - Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of Wnw Trend
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Vermiculite
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Vermiculite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): On E Slope Mica Peak, Reached By Road From Cougar Creek
Comment (Development): 2 Unpatented Claims, 1 Patented Claim
Comment (Workings): Caved Old Tunnel Several Hundred Feet Long
Comment (Geology): Original alteration entry: Local - Vermiculite
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , 156 P.
Reference (Deposit): Mc Dowell, G. A., 1948 , 50 Th Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1948 , P. 170
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