The Wallace Tunnel is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.4672, -115.93560
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Wallace Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wallace Tunnel
Secondary: Vulcan Extension Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: 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: Callahan Mining Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Extension of Vulcan Mine, Rec-Id W026774. Extension Prospect Probably Includes Wallace Tunnel, Rec-Id D004180.
Comment (Location): Approx Location, 1 Mi NE of Mount Pulaski
Comment (Development): 34 Unpatented Claims; 2 Patented Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Aug. 12 , 1968
Reference (Deposit): Mc Dowell, G. A., 1955 , 57th Annual Report Of The Mining Industry In Idaho, 1955 , P. 144
Reference (Deposit): 1955 Compile 57th Ann. Rept. Of Idaho Mining Industry
Reference (Deposit): IBMG, Mines And Prospects Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et Al.
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965, Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USGS Prof Paper 478
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