The Coeur D'Alene District is a gold, zinc, antimony, lead, and silver mine located in Shoshone 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 47.4769, -115.96530
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Coeur D'Alene District MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coeur D'Alene District
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Cadmium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT
Land Status
Not available
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: VEIN/SHEAR, REPLACEMENT
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1884
Discovery Year: 1878
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
Type: R
Description: INTERSECTION OF N-TRENDING MAJOR ANTICLINAL UPLIFT AND WNW-TRENDING LEWIS AND CLARK LINE
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, NOV. 8 , 1973 ; APRIL 13 , 1969
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE STOCK EXCHANGE COMMISSION ADVERTISEMENT, 1975
Reference (Deposit): CARTER, R. A., AND LI, TAM., 1976 , IDAHO'S COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT SETS SIGHTS ON RECORD PRODUCTION: MINING ENG., V. 28 , NO. 7 , P. 49 - 64
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