The Carbonate is a zinc and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5025, -116.23810
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Carbonate MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carbonate
Secondary: Epic Silver Project
Secondary: New Era
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)
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.
Owner Name: Epic Silver, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: 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
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
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
Analytical Data: SAMPLE ASSAYED 5.6 OZ AG, 0.08 OZ AU/TON IN 1920.
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 4 PATENTED AND 77 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ON PINE CREEK AND 16 CLAIMS S OF SILVER BOWL HELD BY COMPANY. THE 165 CLAIMS HELD BY EPIC SILVER PROJECT ALSO INCLUDE LOOKOUT MTN., SPOKANE NAT'L AND SIGNAL SILVER.
Comment (Location): ADJOINS NEW GENERAL AND ASARCO'S PAGE GROUP. ON E SIDE OF PINE CREEK OPPOSITE BEELER.
Comment (Production): FROM PINE CREEK AREA
Comment (Workings): LENGTH REFERS TO WORKINGS IN 1920
References
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 95 , 117
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, NOV. 12 , 1968 ; JAN. 30 , 1968 ; FEB 5 , 1969
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 71
Reference (Production): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES, P. 95.
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