The Minerva Mine is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,844 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: 2,844 Feet (867 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.0714, -116.41670
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Minerva Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Minerva Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
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): SAVAGE, 1967, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY COUNTY
Reference (Deposit): REPORT 6, P. 125.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, 1905, REPORT OF MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR 1904,
Reference (Deposit): P. 86-91.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, 1906, SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO FOR 1905, P. 75-77.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, 1912, THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY
Reference (Deposit): OF IDAHO FOR 1911, P. 26.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, 1919, TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY
Reference (Deposit): OF IDAHO FOR 1918, P. 86.
Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, 1928, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 31.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, 1965, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 134.
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