Wyoming Mine

The Wyoming Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,051 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

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Site Name

Primary: Wyoming Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka)

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.), Idaho America Min. Co.

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: 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

Type: L
Description: Near Osburn Fault And In Wardner Ore Zone

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

Comments

Comment (Location): Nw of Stewart Property On Other Side of Gov'T Gulch

Comment (Production): 200 Cars of Pb-Ag Ore Were Produced and Shipped In 1926.

References

Reference (Production): Katz, F. J., 1929 , Mineral Resources Of The United States, 1926 , Part I - Metals : USBM, P. 549 . { Gerry, C. N., 1927 , Mineral Resources Of The U. S., 1923 , Pt. 1 - Metals: USGS, P. 403 . { Gerry, C. N., 1920 , Mineral Resources Of The U. S., 1918 , Pt. 1 - Metals: USGS, P. 495

Reference (Deposit): Moore, F. C., 1910 , 11th Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho, 1909 , P. 102

Reference (Deposit): Katz, F. J., 1928 , Mineral Resources Of The United States, 1925 , Part I - Metals: USBM, P. 549

Reference (Deposit): 1910 Compile Idaho Mine Inspector'S 11th Ann. Rept. For 1909

Reference (Deposit): 1925 Compile USBM, Mineral Resources Of U.S., Part 1

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Spokane Quad, Location No. 218

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