The Alice Consolidated Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,376 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: 3,376 Feet (1,029 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.4753, -115.84720
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Alice Consolidated Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alice Consolidated Mine
Secondary: Mullan Silver Lead Co.
Secondary: Alice Silver
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Alice Consolidated Mines Corp.
Owner Name: Hecla ( 40 % ), Golconda ( 10 % ), Alice Con. ( 50 % )
Production
Year: 1967
Time Period: Thru 1967
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3.0 Oz/Ton Ag, 7.0% Pb
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Form: IRREGULAR BUNCHES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Osburn Fault; Sharp Folds; Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge; Silicification; Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CARRIES UP TO 300 OZ/TON AG.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ALICE CON PROJECT DISCONTINUED EARLY 1976 BECAUSE NO SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION.
Comment (Location): ON RUDDY GULCH.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION MOSTLY IN 1907 - 1910 AND 1912 - 1925
Comment (Development): 1169 ACRES; 15000 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING IN 1971 - 72 . 20 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): MARY J VEIN STRIKES N 60 DEG E ? , DIPS 80 DEG S. MINE IN THE GOLCONDA-LUCKY FRIDAY MINERAL BELT.
References
Reference (Production): CROSBY, G. M., 1969 , QUART. OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, V. 64 , NO. 1 , P. 173 . SPOKANE CHRON., JUNE 27 , 1969
Reference (Deposit): 7) FIRST ANNUAL REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1 , 1974 THRU JUNE 30 , 1975 , P. 62 .
Reference (Deposit): 8) WESTERN MINER, MAR. 25 , 1976 , P. 1
Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
Reference (Deposit): 1914 OTHER CALKINS AND JONES, BULL. 540
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): 1971 DIREXPL HECLA
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP HECLA
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 211
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): RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE, 61 P.
Reference (Deposit): 5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 75 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.
Reference (Deposit): 6) SPOKANE CHRONICLE FEB. 25 , 1974 ; JUNE 20 , 1974 ; SEPT. 21 , 1973 ; OCT. 5 , 1971 . MINING RECORD, MARCH 6 , 1974 .
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