The Sulphide Mine is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,251 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: 2,251 Feet (686 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1928, -116.37250
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Sulphide Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sulphide Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Pend Oreille District
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Selkirk Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Nw - Trending Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRISON, JACK E., AND JOBIN, DANIEL A., 1965, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PACKSADDLE MTN. QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP, GQ - 375, 4 P
Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP HARRISON, J. E., SURVEY MAP GQ - 37
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