The National Mine is a zinc, silver, lead, and copper mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,976 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: 2,976 Feet (907 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 47.4703, -116.06110
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National Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: National Mine
Secondary: First National Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution)
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
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: National Silver Lead Co.
Owner Name: Sunshine Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Granite Peak Syncline
Type: L
Description: Faults (Placer Creek Fault Divides The Property)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES RAN 3 OZ AG / TON. 8 FT WIDE VEIN ASSAYS 0.7 - 8.4 OZ AG / TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Development): 7 PATENTED, 39 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. OVER A MI OF ROAD BUILT
Comment (Workings): REHABILITATED OLD TUNNEL. 8 TRENCHES
Comment (Location): 2 MI S OF SUNSHINE MINE
Comment (Commodity): IN THE REX - SNOWSTORM MINERAL BELT
References
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 93
Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 9 , 1972 ; MAY 23 , 1968 ; APRIL 4 , 1968 ; OCT. 5 , 1967 ; JULY 7 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOCHEM SUNSHINE MIN. CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP NATIONAL AG - PB CO.
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