The V Claim is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,734 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: 3,734 Feet (1,138 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4925, -116.20810
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V Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: V Claim
Secondary: Lynch - Pine Creek
Secondary: Lynch Group
Secondary: Custer Gulch Mines Co., Inc.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D' Alene District (Pine Creek)
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: Lynch - Pine Creek Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4.0 % PB, 9.8 % ZN
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Jones, E. L., Jr., 1920 , A Reconnaissance Of The Pine Creek District, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): Forrester, J. D., And Nelson, V. E., 1944 , Lead And Zinc Deposits Of The Pine Creek Area, Coeur D' Alene Mining Region, Shoshone Co., Idaho: USGS Smi Open - File Rept. 27 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1920 Recon E. L. Jones, Bulletin 710
Reference (Deposit): 1944 Other Forrester & Nelson, Smi O. F. Rept.
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