The Amy - Matchless Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,316 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
Elevation: 2,316 Feet (706 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.5086, -116.23970
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Amy - Matchless Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amy - Matchless Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: New Era Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): 10 CLAIMS, 2 MILL SITES
Comment (Deposit): IN THE PINE CREEK MINERAL BELT
Comment (Geology): PRICHARD STRIKES N 40 DEG W, DIPS 70 DEG NE
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 29 , 1970 ; JAN. 30 , 1968
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
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