Atlas Mine

The Atlas Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,435 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

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Site Name

Primary: Atlas Mine
Secondary: Carney Cu
Secondary: Boulder Cr. and Central Veins
Secondary: Carbonate Hill

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

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: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Atlas Mining Co.

Owner Name: Noranda Exploration, Inc.
Years: 1976 -

Production

Year: 1969
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^3.3 Oz/Ton Ag, 0.4% Zn, 10.3% Pb

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains - Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: NARROW, IRREGULAR, BUNCHES

Structure

Type: R
Description: Anticline

Type: L
Description: Polaris Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Gossan, Chlorite

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED 8.4% PB, 4 OZ/TON AG IN 1976. SOME ORE ASSAYED 5.8 OZ/TON AG AND 15.9% PB OVER 4 FT WIDTH AVERAGE.

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Production): SHIPPED FROM BOULDER CREEK VEIN ( ITEM 1 )

Comment (Development): 28 PATENTED, 33 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. NORANDA DID 12000 FT SURVEYING, 8000 FT GEOLMAP, AND DRILLING ON THE BOULDER CREEK VEIN. HALF INTEREST IN 51 CLAIMS WITH CALLAHAN.

Comment (Deposit): 10 VEINS REVEALED 1969 AND 1970 . ORE TARGET ZONE EXTENDS 7000 FT. IN THE MOE-REINDEER QUEEN MINERAL BELT

Comment (Workings): DEPTH BELOW SURFACE IS A 1966 FIGURE. BOULDER CREEK, CENTRAL VEINS EXPLORED IN 1976

Comment (Deposit): POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL ORE IN BOULDER CREEK VEIN. ATLAS IS A CONSOLIDATION OF 4 COMPANIES ORGANIZED ABOUT 1900 AND INCORPORATED INTO ATLAS ABOUT 1922 . EARLY MANAGEMENT HAD A 7000 - FT. TUNNEL. ATLAS WAS ORIGINALLY BOULDER CREEK MIN. CO.

Comment (Location): ADJOINS LUCKY FRIDAY. SILVER CREEK RIDGE IS NEAR CENTER OF THE PROPERTY. ALSO BOULDER CREEK ADIT

References

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 75: SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 5 , 1974 ; DEC. 3 , 1973 ; JAN. 25 , 1971 ; DEC. 4 , 1969 ; JULY 24 , 1967 ; OCT. 23 , 1968 ; NOV. 9 , 1967 ; AUG. 4 , 1976 ; APRIL 28 , 1976

Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOLMAP NORANDA

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): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL CERRO CORP.

Reference (Deposit): 1973 DIREXPL NORANDA MINES - DRILLING

Reference (Production): MINING RECORD, MAY 23 , 1973 . SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 27 , 1969 ; AUG. 11 , 1969

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