The Mineral Mountain Mine is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,976 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: 2,976 Feet (907 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.5047, -116.05420
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Mineral Mountain Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral Mountain Mine
Secondary: Polaris Group
Secondary: Chester Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Cobalt
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: Hecla Mining Co.
Owner Name: Hecla Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1886
Discovery Year: 1884
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BUNCHES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Ag Ore Occurs In Subsided Block Between The Polaris And Big Creek Faults.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleaching; Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE HAD ABOUT 180 OZ. AG/TON, WITH 10 % CU AND 8 % PB.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Bournonite
Ore: Gersdorffite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Erythrite
Ore: Pyrargyrite
Ore: Boulangerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF POLARIS GULCH, E OF YANKEE BOY; MINERAL MTN MINE IS IN SPRING GUL
Comment (Deposit): BOTH PAY SHOOTS SAID TO PITCH E. MINE IN THE PAGE GALENA MINERAL BELT.
Comment (Geology): SLATES STRIKE N 70 DEG W AND DIP 60 DEG SW.
Comment (Development): PRINCIPAL VEINS ARE THE POLARIS, CHESTER, AND SILVER SUMMIT. HECLA GOT CONTROLLING INTEREST IN POLARIS IN 1931 AND POLARIS MERGED INTO HECLA IN 1958
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
Reference (Deposit): WILLARD, M. E., 1941 , MINERALIZATION AT THE POLARIS MINE, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 36 , NO. 5 , P. 539 - 550
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): HECLA'S 1973 ANNUAL COMPANY REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): 5) 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): 6) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D' ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 88
Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Production): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 18 , 1971 ; AP. 13 , 1969 ; MAY 21 , 1969
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