The Hardscrabble Claim Group is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,051 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: 3,051 Feet (930 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.5308, -115.97670
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Hardscrabble Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hardscrabble Claim Group
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution)
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sierra Silver Lead Min. Co.
Owner Name: Bunker Hill Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT TUNNELS AND A 49-FT SHAFT
Comment (Location): ALONG TWOMILE CREEK
Comment (Development): 2 UNPATENTED, 1 PATENTED CLAIMS. ONE DIAMOND DRILL HOLE TO 613 FT. 8000 FT OF ROAD.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 GEOCHEM SIERRA SILVER LEAD MIN CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1969 GEOLMAP BUNKER HILL
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 2, 1973; MAY 2, 1973; FEB. 12, 1969; FEB. 14, 1968; FEB. 15, 1967; FEB. 24, 1967
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