The Wyoming Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,051 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: 3,051 Feet (930 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5244, -116.17970
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Wyoming Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wyoming Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.), Idaho America Min. Co.
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Near Osburn Fault And In Wardner Ore Zone
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Location): Nw of Stewart Property On Other Side of Gov'T Gulch
Comment (Production): 200 Cars of Pb-Ag Ore Were Produced and Shipped In 1926.
References
Reference (Production): Katz, F. J., 1929 , Mineral Resources Of The United States, 1926 , Part I - Metals : USBM, P. 549 . { Gerry, C. N., 1927 , Mineral Resources Of The U. S., 1923 , Pt. 1 - Metals: USGS, P. 403 . { Gerry, C. N., 1920 , Mineral Resources Of The U. S., 1918 , Pt. 1 - Metals: USGS, P. 495
Reference (Deposit): Moore, F. C., 1910 , 11th Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, 1909 , P. 102
Reference (Deposit): Katz, F. J., 1928 , Mineral Resources Of The United States, 1925 , Part I - Metals: USBM, P. 549
Reference (Deposit): 1910 Compile Idaho Mine Inspector'S 11th Ann. Rept. For 1909
Reference (Deposit): 1925 Compile USBM, Mineral Resources Of U.S., Part 1
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Spokane Quad, Location No. 218
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