The Midnite Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4572, -115.69250
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Midnite Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Midnite Mine
Secondary: Lookout Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Midnite Mines, Inc.
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: Bitterroot 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
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Location): AT S END OF COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT ASTRIDE I-90 AT IDAHO-MONTANA BORDER (LOOKOUT GROUP)
Comment (Development): 344 CLAIMS ( 10 SQUARE MILES )
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE JULY 11 , 1972
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 87
Reference (Deposit): GEOCHEM
Reference (Deposit): GEOLMAP
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