The Woodrat Mine is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,441 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: 2,441 Feet (744 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 48.5336, -116.90940
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Woodrat Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Woodrat Mine
Secondary: Panhandle Mining and Smelting Co
Secondary: Panhandle Mining and Smelting Co.
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Priest Lake
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: Unknown
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): COURTIS 1906 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR V 82 P 866
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1967 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL COUNTY REPT 6 131P
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1965 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 134 18P
Reference (Deposit): BELL 1912 THIRTEENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1911 P 2
Reference (Deposit): BELL 1909 TENTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1908 P 41-
Reference (Deposit): BELL 1907 EIGHTH ANN REPT MINING IND IDAHO FOR 1906 P 90-97
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