The Constitution Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,051 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: 3,051 Feet (930 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.4431, -116.17330
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Constitution Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Constitution Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
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
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Constitution Mining Co.
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: 1916
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Ankerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445 1
Reference (Deposit): JONES 1920 USGS BULL 710-A P 1-36
Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER 1945 USGS OP-FILE MAPS: MAPS OF THE CONSTITUTION M
Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER AND NELSON 1945 USGS OP-FILE REP: PB-ZN DEP PINE C
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 84-85, 103-109
Reference (Deposit): SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 98-100
Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP-FILE REP: P 101
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