The Little Pittsburg Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,241 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: 3,241 Feet (988 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4847, -116.19890
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Little Pittsburg Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Pittsburg Mine
Secondary: Mascot Mine
Secondary: Cougar
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Yreka
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: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Antimony Corp
Home Office: Montana
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Intermountain Mineral Engineers
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Mascot Silver-Lead Mines
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1897
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
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Ankerite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ORE RESERVES DEPLETED (BOB RICE OCT., 1980)
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 84-85, 90-92
Reference (Deposit): SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 99-100
Reference (Deposit): BOB RICE, PERS. COMM., JULY, 1975,(RESERVES UP TO 1975)
Reference (Deposit): METALS SOURCEBOOK 1975 VOL 3 NO 3
Reference (Deposit): HUNDHAUSEN 1948 USBM INFO CIRC 7428 MIN-MILLG COSTS LITTLE
Reference (Deposit): HERDLICK 1947 USBM REP INV 3999 LITTLE PITTSBURGH PB-ZN MI
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER AND NELSON 1945 USGS OP-FILE REP: PB-ZN DEP PINE C
Reference (Deposit): JONES 1920 USGS BULL 710-A P 1-36
Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER 1945 USGS OP-FILE MAPS: MAPS OF THE LITTLE PITTSBU
Reference (Reserve-Resource): HOWEVER, IS ONGOING.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): ALL KNOWN RESERVES HAVE BEEN DEPLETED. EXPLORATION,
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MR. RICE OF INT. MINERALS ENG. STATED ON OCT. 10, 1980 THAT
Reference (Reserve-Resource): BOB RICE INT. MINERALS ENG. PERS. COMM., OCT. 10, 1980.
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