The Amazon is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,154 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: 4,154 Feet (1,266 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.5625, -115.86750
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Amazon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Amazon
Secondary: Manhattan
Secondary: Monitor
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Beaver
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: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1940
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): 5-75 THE AMAZON IS ONE OF SEVERAL MINES NOW PART OF THE MON MINE (GROUP) OWNED BY DAY MINES INC. 5-75 TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM 1940-1952 WAS 471,427 METRIC TONS HAVING AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 0.8 OZ AG 1.9% PB 5.2% ZN. 12-75 ACCORDING TO GRIGGS, THE FIRST PRODUCTION WAS IN 1912 MINE WAS ACTIVE INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL 1954.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROSBY 1969 COLO SCH MINES QRTRLY VOL 64 NO 1 P 169-194
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP FILE REP: GEOL NOTES ORE DEP CANYON-9MIL
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