Pend Oreille District

The Pend Oreille District is a lead, gold, zinc, and silver mine located in Bonner county, Idaho.

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: Pend Oreille District  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonner

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead, Gold, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 48.00001, -116.50000

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Pend Oreille District MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Pend Oreille District


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: PEND OREILLE DISTRICT


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: FISSURE VEINS, SHEAR ZONE
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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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

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References

Reference (Deposit): SAMPSON, E., 1928, GEOLOGY AND SILVER ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PEND OREILLE DISTRICT, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 31

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., AND CARR, M.S., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 57, PT. 1, P. 24


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