The Lawrence Mine is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,221 feet.
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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: 2,221 Feet (677 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.1478, -116.14890
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Lawrence Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lawrence Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork Mining 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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Silverfields Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Washington
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1967 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL CO REPT 6
Reference (Deposit): STARMONT 1929 MINING TRUTH V 14 NO 8 P 16
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON 1947 USGS BULL 944-B P 37-117
Reference (Deposit): HARRISON AND JOBIN 1963 USGS BULL 1141-K 38P
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON 1946 ECON GEOL V 41 NO 2 P 105-123
Reference (Deposit): FLAGG 1913 MINING AND ENGINEERING WORLD V 38 P 340
Reference (Deposit): SOPER 1918 MINING AND SCI PRESS V 116 P 125
Reference (Deposit): LORAIN 1946 US BUR MINES REPT OF INV R. I. 3992
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON 1930 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL BULL 12
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