The Atlas Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,435 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: 3,435 Feet (1,047 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4653, -115.78330
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Atlas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Atlas Mine
Secondary: Carbonate Hill
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Hunter 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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Atlas Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Earth Resources Co (Leasing The Property
Home Office: Texas
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 4-75 THE ATLAS PROPERTY IS LEASED TO EARTH RESOURCES CO (DA TEXAS). EARTH RESOURCES HAS BEGUN A DRILLING PROGRAM, BUT T EXTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS NOT KNOWN.
References
Reference (Deposit): WALLACE MINER OCT 3 1974 VOL 68 NO 38.
Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP-FILE REP: GEOL NOTES ORE DEP CANYON-9MIL
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS MINER'S MANUAL DIRECTORY OF MINES 1971
Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P., Plate 5
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445 PL 4
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS AND JONES 1914 USGS BULL 540-E P 201
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