The Eileen Mining Company Prospect is a lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.7733, -116.16190
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Eileen Mining Company Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eileen Mining Company Prospect
Secondary: North Skin Creek Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie Yaak 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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Purcell Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SEAMS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Vein On Contact; Near Moyie Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gabbro
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PB207/PB204 = 15.402 PB208/PB204 = 35.991
Analytical Data: LEAD ISOTOPES: PB206/PB204 = 16.327
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Copper
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 1/2 Mi S. Along Moyie River And Below Power Site Of Cynide Gold Company
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-46-25N 116-9-42W (48.77361 -116.16167); UTM N5402400 E561600 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 063N, RNG 002E, Sect 35, Sect_fract
Comment (Deposit): Vertical Vein In Sill Strikes N 55 Deg W; Third Vein In Quartzite Strikes N 60 Deg W And Dips 45 Deg Sw
Comment (Development): 20 Claims ; Equipment: Blacksmith Shop, Hand Mining Tools, Cabins
Comment (Workings): 5 Tunnels
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines-Wilderness Rept-1974
Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.
Reference (Deposit): Zartman, R. E., And Stacey, J. S., 1971, Lead Isotopes And Mineralization Ages In Belt Supergroup Rocks, Northwestern Montana And Northern Idaho: Econ. Geol., V. 66, P. 849 - 860.
Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 1
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