Northern Light Mine

The Northern Light Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,260 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

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Site Name

Primary: Northern Light Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Northern Light Min. And Mill. Co:, New Era?

Owner Name: B. G. Harmon; New Era Mines Inc.?

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
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: St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge; Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SOLID ORE ASSAYS GAVE 27 % PB, 30 % ZN, 8 OZ AG/TON MILLING ORE ASSAYS GAVE 3 TO 8 % PB, 6 TO 10 % ZN, 1.5 TO 3 OZ AG/TON

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Location): W SIDE PINE CREEK

Comment (Development): 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 1 PATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Geology): PRICHARD FORMATION STRIKES NW, DIPS NE

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 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 BULL. 710

Reference (Deposit): 1944 OTHER FORRESTER AND NELSON, SMI O. F. REPT.

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