Washington-Idaho Mine

The Washington-Idaho Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,631 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

Name: Washington-Idaho Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 2,631 Feet (802 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 47.5678, -116.03940

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Washington-Idaho Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Washington-Idaho Mine
Secondary: Idaho Mining Company Mine
Secondary: Cavanaugh Group
Secondary: Crescent Group
Secondary: Hetzel Group
Secondary: Annie Laurie


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeurd'Alene District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Coeur d'Alene National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Idaho Mining Co.
Home Office: P.O. Box 898, Kellogg Id
Years: 1954 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1889
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Coeur D'Alene Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Development): Property Consists of 23 Mining Claims, One Fractional Claim and One Millsite, All Unpatented

Comment (Deposit): D.M.E.A. Contract Idm-E88 Was Terminated July 1, 1954. See Contract For More Detailed Information. ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept

Comment (Location): 1.5 Mi Up the W Fk of Moon Cr


References

Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, USGS, Spokane Wfoc

Reference (Deposit): Campbell, 1932, 33rd Ann. Rept. of Mining Ind. of Idaho for 1931.

Reference (Deposit): Dmea-981x

Reference (Deposit): Kauffman and others, 1999, Coeur d'Alene Basin USFS AML report (Panhandle NF, v. 5A).


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