The Constitution Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,038 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: 3,038 Feet (926 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.44361, -116.17111
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Constitution Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Constitution Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Constitution Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Pine Creek Fault; Placer Creek Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAYS BEFORE MAY 1 , 1916 GAVE 27.7 % ZN, 10.1 % PB, 9 OZ AG / TON
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): FORMERLY OWNED BY SPOKANE - IDAHO MIN. CO.
Comment (Location): ADJOINING AND INTEGRATING WITH SPOKANE IDAHO MINES' 25 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Commodity): IN 1944 , ORE ON 800 - LEVEL OVER LENGTH 345 FT, WIDTH 2.11 FT. ASSAYED 6.3 % PB, 17. % ZN.
Comment (Production): 12 TONS HAND - SORTED ORE / DAY ( 1916 ). 75 TONS / DAY CRUDE ORE ( 1943 ). THE FIRM PRODUCED ABOUT $ 6 MILLION WORTH OF PB - ZN - AG ORE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO ( SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 4 , 1968 ); THAT 2 MILLION OF PB - ZN - AG ORE WAS PRODUCED ALONG A 2000 FT STRIKE AND A 2000 FT DOWNWARD EXTENSION ( SPOKANE CHRONICLE, NOV. 1 , 1967 ).
Comment (Development): 135 CLAIMS AND 21 PATENTED CLAIMS; 100 - TON MILL. PROPERTY ALSO IN T 47 N, R 2 E, SECS. 4 , 14 , 15 ; T 48 N, R 2 E, SECS. 1 , 31 , 32 ,33 , 34 , 29 , 28
Comment (Deposit): IN THE DOUGLAS MINERAL SUBBELT. VEIN PITCHES STEEPLY S.
Comment (Workings): 6 MAJOR LEVELS
References
Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE PINE CREEK AREA, COEUR D'ALENE MINING REGION, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
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 OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE 61 P.
Reference (Deposit): 5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 39
Reference (Deposit): 6) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 29 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710
Reference (Deposit): 1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON SMI O. F. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): GEOLMAP CONSTITUTION
Reference (Deposit): GEOCHEM CONSTITUTION
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITIES, 1974
Reference (Production): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P. { FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , OPEN - FILE REPORT
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