The Mountain Goat Mine is a lead and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,482 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: 4,482 Feet (1,366 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.5597, -115.86420
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Mountain Goat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain Goat Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Day Mines Inc.
Production
Year: 1967
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1.3 Oz Ag, 3.6 % Pb, 9.7 % Zn
Year: 1968
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1.5 Oz Ag, 3.5 % Pb, 9.9 % Zn
Year: 1969
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1.3 Oz Ag, 3.4 % Pb, 10.2 % Zn
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): ALONG CARBON CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): IN THE HERCULES-CARLISLE MINERAL BELT
References
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): USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , 61 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITY, 1974
Reference (Production): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 7 , 1970 ; APRIL 11 , 1969 ; APRIL 5 , 1968
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