The Mother Lode Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 47.6181, -115.83860
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Mother Lode Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mother Lode Mine
Secondary: Yosemite
Secondary: Daddy
Secondary: Treasure Box
Secondary: Occident
Secondary: Meade
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
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: Idaho Goldfields ?
Owner Name: E. F. Mc Cann
Production
Year: 1891
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Avg 4.6 Oz/Ton Au
Year: 1935
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^2.631 Oz/Ton Au And 1.87 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1887
Discovery Year: 1883
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: Bitterroot Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Shearing And Gouge; Layering In Meade Vein
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ankerite, Sericite, Albite, Chlorite
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVG TRACE TO 1 OZ/TON AU
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Rutile
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): TREASURE BOX PRODUCED $10,000 PER WEEK IN 1887. YOSEMITE MINE HAD PRODUCED $500,000 AS OF 1908.
Comment (Development): FLOTATION MILL; COMPRESSOR HOUSE; BLACKSMITH SHOP; STAMP MILLS. 7 - 11 CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): MEADE VEIN STRIKES N TO N 20 DEG E, DIPS 70 - 90 DEG E; WHISTLER VEIN STRIKES N, OCCIDENT VEIN STRIKES NE; DIPS RANGE 15 - 25 DEG W.
Comment (Workings): NUMEROUS DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.
Reference (Deposit): RANSOM, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 90
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, SEPT. 30 , 1968 ; AUG. 7 , 1973
Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOM AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
Reference (Deposit): 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47
Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 - P
Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 ; RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PP 62
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