The Ambergris Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,725 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: 5,725 Feet (1,745 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5494, -115.82190
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Ambergris Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ambergris Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Lelande)
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hercules Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
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
Ore: Bournonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 MI SSE OF SUNSET PEAK
Comment (Deposit): DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM, ABOVE EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , GEOLOGY AND NOTES ON ORE DEPOSITS IN CANYON-NINE MILE CREEKS AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.
Reference (Deposit): KATZ, F. J., 1928 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 , PT. 1 - METALS: USBM, P. 539 - 550
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): 1928 COMPILE USBM, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1926
Reference (Deposit): 1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
Reference (Production): GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
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