The Highland Surprise Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,235 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: 3,235 Feet (986 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.47944, -116.16333
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Highland Surprise Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highland Surprise Mine
Secondary: Highland Chief Prospect
Secondary: Surprise
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
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: Highland Surprise Consolidated Min. Co.
Owner Name: Sunshine Min. Co
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: IRREGULAR BUNCH
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw Trending Anticline
Type: L
Description: Placer Creek Fault; Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stains; Chlorite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: MILL FEED ASSAYS 12 TO 20 % ZN, 3 TO 7 % PB, 1 1/2 OZ. AG / TON, AND 5 TO 7 % FE.
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SURPRISE NO. 1 HAS A 300 FT. STOPE LENGTH AND A 1720 FT DIP LENGTH; ORE SHOOT RAKES 75 DEG.
Comment (Workings): LENGTH OF WORKINGS A 1966 FIGURE
Comment (Location): .5 MI UP THE CREEK FROM THE NEVADA STUART ON THE NW. ON HEADWATERS OF HIGHLAND CREEK.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEMS 1 - 3 FROM MAIN VEIN ITEM H4 FROM THE FOOTWALL VEIN
Comment (Commodity): ZN CONCENTRATES ASSAY 34 TO 41 % ZN, 6 % PB, 3 OZ. AG / TON, 5 TO 7 % FE; PB CONCENTRATES ASSAY 55 % PB, 19 OZ AG / TON, 7 TO 8 % FE
Comment (Development): 60 CLAIMS, OVER 900 ACRES, 275 TON / DAY MILL, 12 PATENTED CLAIMS.
References
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.
Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHEASTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY LIST OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , 61 P.
Reference (Deposit): 5) FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE PINE CREEK AREA, COEUR D'ALENE MINING REGION, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT. 27 P.
Reference (Deposit): 6) FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): 7) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 24 , 1974 ; MARCH 18 , 1971 ; DEC. 14 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): BUTNER, D.W., 1950, MINING METHODS AND COSTS AT THE HIGHLAND SURPRISE MINE, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7560, 11 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285
Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME & CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710 { 1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON, SMI O. F. REPT. { 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): 1948 DIREXPL USBM
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOCHEM SUNSHINE MIN. CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, 1974 MINING ACTIVITY LIST
Reference (Production): FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P. { BUTNER, D. W., 1950 , USBM INF. CIRC. 7560 , 11 P.
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