The Mineral District is a silver and copper mine located in Washington 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
Mineral District MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Mineral District
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Silver
                
                            
                Primary: Copper
                
                            
                Secondary: Lead
                
                            
                Tertiary: Gold
                
                            
                Tertiary: Zinc
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Idaho 
                                                County: Washington 
                                                District: MINERAL 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: Past Producer
                Deposit Type: VEIN/SHEAR ZONE
                Operation Type: Unknown
                Year First Production: 1880
                Discovery Year: 1870
                Years of Production: 
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Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
 
                    Type: L
                   Structure: Anticline
                   Description: BROAD COMPLEXLY FAULTED ANTICLINE TRENDING ENE, TWO FAULT SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL MINERALIZATION
            
Alterations
                    Alteration Type: L
                    Alteration: CHLORITIZATION
                    Alteration Text: CHLORITIC ALTERATION
            
                    Alteration Type: L
                    Alteration: SERICITIZATION
                    Alteration Text: SERICITIC ALTERATION
            
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L. 1952, AND WAGNER, W. R., RECONAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT: ID. BUR OF MIN. AND GEOL. PAMPH 95 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): LIVINGSTON, D. C. 1925, MINERAL AND CUDDY MTN DISTRICTS: ID. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13 
                                                                
            
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