Red Monarch Mine

The Red Monarch Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,432 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: Red Monarch Mine

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,432 Feet (1,046 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.5539, -115.88390

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Red Monarch Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Monarch Mine
Secondary: Monarch


Commodity

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


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Beaver


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

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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

Comment (Production): 12-75 GRIGGS (1952) REPORTS PRODUCTION FOR 1941-1942 AS 2,10 TONS OF ORE WITH A YIELD OF 923 OZ AG, 87,189 LBS PB, AND 29 LBS ZN.


References

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP-FILE REP: GEOL NOTES ORE DEP CANYON-9MIL


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