Constitution Mine

The Constitution Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,038 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Constitution Mine

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Constitution Mining Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains - St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Pine Creek Fault; Placer Creek Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAYS BEFORE MAY 1 , 1916 GAVE 27.7 % ZN, 10.1 % PB, 9 OZ AG / TON

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): FORMERLY OWNED BY SPOKANE - IDAHO MIN. CO.

Comment (Location): ADJOINING AND INTEGRATING WITH SPOKANE IDAHO MINES' 25 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Commodity): IN 1944 , ORE ON 800 - LEVEL OVER LENGTH 345 FT, WIDTH 2.11 FT. ASSAYED 6.3 % PB, 17. % ZN.

Comment (Production): 12 TONS HAND - SORTED ORE / DAY ( 1916 ). 75 TONS / DAY CRUDE ORE ( 1943 ). THE FIRM PRODUCED ABOUT $ 6 MILLION WORTH OF PB - ZN - AG ORE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO ( SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 4 , 1968 ); THAT 2 MILLION OF PB - ZN - AG ORE WAS PRODUCED ALONG A 2000 FT STRIKE AND A 2000 FT DOWNWARD EXTENSION ( SPOKANE CHRONICLE, NOV. 1 , 1967 ).

Comment (Development): 135 CLAIMS AND 21 PATENTED CLAIMS; 100 - TON MILL. PROPERTY ALSO IN T 47 N, R 2 E, SECS. 4 , 14 , 15 ; T 48 N, R 2 E, SECS. 1 , 31 , 32 ,33 , 34 , 29 , 28

Comment (Deposit): IN THE DOUGLAS MINERAL SUBBELT. VEIN PITCHES STEEPLY S.

Comment (Workings): 6 MAJOR LEVELS

References

Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE PINE CREEK AREA, COEUR D'ALENE MINING REGION, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE 61 P.

Reference (Deposit): 5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 39

Reference (Deposit): 6) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 29 , 1967

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710

Reference (Deposit): 1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON SMI O. F. REPT.

Reference (Deposit): GEOLMAP CONSTITUTION

Reference (Deposit): GEOCHEM CONSTITUTION

Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITIES, 1974

Reference (Production): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P. { FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , OPEN - FILE REPORT

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