The Pend Oreille is a zinc mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,280 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: 2,280 Feet (695 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.2336, -116.27360
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Pend Oreille MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pend Oreille
Secondary: Pend Oreille Property Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork District
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: UNITERRE RESOURCES LTD
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: 470 Granville Street Suite 910 Vancouver BC V6C 1V5 Canada
Owner Name: Cominco Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1997
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., 1909, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 384, 112 P.
Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906, ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285, P. 41 - 52.
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