The Vulcan Mine is a silver, tungsten, and lead mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,301 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: 3,301 Feet (1,006 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Tungsten, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.9808, -116.43140
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Vulcan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vulcan Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Lakeview 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Vulcan Silver Min. Co.
Owner Name: Cominco American
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1890
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
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Form: PINCH AND SWELL
Structure
Type: R
Description: Packsaddle Fault On The W; Cascade Fault To The E
Type: L
Description: Contactzone; Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Abundant Gossan; Epidote
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON VULCAN HILL
Comment (Development): 14 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): 5 DRIFTS
References
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 157
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, JAN. 24 , 1969
Reference (Deposit): 1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285
Reference (Deposit): 1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL., PAMPHLET 156
Reference (Production): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): KUN, P., 1974 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKEVIEW MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P.
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