Lynch Pine Creek Mine

The Lynch Pine Creek Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,724 feet.

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: Lynch Pine Creek Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,724 Feet (1,135 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 47.49139, -116.20667

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Lynch Pine Creek Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lynch Pine Creek Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead


Location

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


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

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Lynch Pine Creek Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): TWO MINES A MILE APART HAVE THE SAME NAME AND ARE DESCRIBED HERE AS ONE PROSPECT, WITH THE UTM LOCATION BEING GIVEN FOR THE UPPER, NE ADIT. THE SW WORKINGS ARE IN THE SW 1/4 OF SEC. 20, T.48N, R.2E AT 2600 FT.

Comment (Deposit): SEVERAL SMALL QUARTZ VEINS ARE PRESENT, BUT ONLY ONE IN THE UPPER WORKINGS IS MINERALIZED


References

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA.

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. SPOKANE, 1943, PINE CREEK AREA, SHOSHANE CO., OPEN FILE REPORT.


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