Paragon Mine

The Paragon Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,924 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

Name: Paragon Mine

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,924 Feet (1,196 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 47.6053, -115.73580

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Paragon Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Paragon Mine
Secondary: Chicago-London
Secondary: Chicago
Secondary: Paragon Consolidated


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Summit


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: Coeur d'Alene National Forest


Holdings

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 100, 112

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME AND CALKINS 1908 USGS PROF PAPER 62, P 190

Reference (Deposit): SHENON 1938 ID BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 47, P 15

Reference (Deposit): HOSTERMAN 1956 USGS BULL 1027-P P 725-748

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 103-104

Reference (Deposit): BELL 1913 FOURTEENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1912 P 1

Reference (Deposit): MOORE 1910 ELEVENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1909 P 12

Reference (Deposit): BELL 1912 THIRTEENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1911 P 1


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