The Cincinnati Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,573 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: 4,573 Feet (1,394 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4903, -115.79030
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Cincinnati Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cincinnati Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Hunter)
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Day 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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): HEAD OF PAYMASTER GULCH.
Comment (Development): 4 PATENTED CLAIMS, 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM
References
Reference (Deposit): FLETCHER, G. D., 1961 , 62ND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1961 , P. 110
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, S., 1924 , 26TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1924 , P. 163
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1924 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 26TH ANN. REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1961 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 62ND ANN. REPT.
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