Lookout Mountain Mine

The Lookout Mountain Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,733 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

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Site Name

Primary: Lookout Mountain Mine
Secondary: Epic Silver Inc.

Commodity

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

Location

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

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Lookout Mtn. Min. And Mill. Co.

Owner Name: Lookout Leasing Co. (J. B. And W. L. Penney)

Production

Year: 1943
Material type: CON
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.015 Oz Au, 6.0 Oz Ag, 50.5 % Pb, Trace Zn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): 38 CLAIMS. THE 165 CLAIMS IN EPIC SILVER PROJECT INCLUDE THOSE OF LOOKOUT MTN. MIN. AND MILLING CO., SPOKANE NAT'L MINES INC., NEW ERA MINES, INC., AND SIGNAL SILVER GOLD, INC.

Comment (Workings): LENGTH WORKINGS IS 1950 FIGURE

References

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 28 , 1969; FEB. 5 , 1969

Reference (Deposit): 1944 OTHER FORRESTER AND NELSON, SMI OPEN - FILE REPT

Reference (Production): FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 80

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