The Vulcan Mine is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,003 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: 4,003 Feet (1,220 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.9808, -116.43140
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Vulcan Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vulcan Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Lakeview District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): KUN 1970 MS THESIS UNIV OF IDAHO MOSCOW, IDAHO
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS AND MACDONALD 1909 USGS BULL 384
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1967 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL COUNTY REPT NO 6 P 130
Reference (Deposit): KUN 1974 IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 156
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