Terrible Edith Mine

The Terrible Edith Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,110 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Terrible Edith Mine
Secondary: Midland
Secondary: Pontiac
Secondary: Edith Murray
Secondary: Golden Chest
Secondary: Paymaster
Secondary: Katie
Secondary: Dora
Secondary: Johnson Property

Commodity

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

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Summit

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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Enterprising Engineers
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Terrible Edith Min. Co.

Production

Year: 1933
Time Period: 1904-1933
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^34% Pb, 17.8% Zn, 2.7 Oz/Ton Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1884
Discovery Year: 1883
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: Bitterroot Mountains - Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: FISSURE VEIN, REPLACEMENT

Form: IRREGULAR, STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Veins Are Parallel To Folds; Brecciation. Shear Zones Strike N 15 - 20 Deg W, Dip 40 - 60 Deg Sw

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite; Albite; Chlorite; Apatite; Zircon; Gouge

Rocks

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

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

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: CONTENT OF CUT SAMPLES RANGED FROM 0.062 TO 0.186 OZ/TON AU. OTHER ASSAYS: .01 - 4.30 OZ/TON AU ON 100 VEIN SAMPLES IN 1969
Analytical Data: MILL HEADS CARRIED 1.4 OZ/TON AU

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Specularite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Shear Zones Strike N 15 To 20 Deg W, Dip 40 To 60 Deg Sw. Almost Continuous Ore For 2000 Ft

Comment (Production): About $1,400,000 Production In Au and Small Shipments of Scheelite. No Production Reported For 1905-1910, 1914, 1917-20, 1922-25, and 1931-1932. No Production 1921, 1929. Production Reported Only 1911, 1916, 1929-30, and 1933. No Production 1921, 1927-29. Production of Au-Ag-Zn-Pb Ore In 1974.

Comment (Development): 29 Unpatented Claims; 34 Patented, 7 Unpatented Claims Belonging To John Green Under Lease and In 1968 , 82 Claims Were Added. 2) Above Refers To Production Records Compiled By USGS.

Comment (Workings): 4 Tunnels. Over 13000 Ft Drifts and Crosscuts In Addition To Many Hundreds of Ft of Raises and Winzes

Comment (Geology): Prichard Strikes N 20 - 30 Deg E, Dips 30 - 45 Deg Nw.

Comment (Deposit): Terrible Edith Worked By Pontiac Land and Mineral Co. In 1928

References

Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, 1974 - 75 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 53 , 151

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., 1938 , Geology And Ore Deposits Near Murray, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47 , 44 P.

Reference (Deposit): Ransome, F. L., And Calkins, F. C., 1908 , The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 62 , 203 P.

Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, June 13 , 1972 ; May 26 , 1971 ; Mar. 6 , 1969 ; Dec. 18 , 1968

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975 , Activity List Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974 , USBM, Boise, 61 P.

Reference (Deposit): Ransome, F. L., 1905 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 260 , P. 274 - 303

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1905 , Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1904 , P. 121

Reference (Deposit): Goodrich, R.H., And Holden, N.E., 1917, Experiments In The Recovery Of Tungsten And Gold In The Murray District, Idaho: American Institute Of Mining And Metallurgy, Eng. Trans., V. 58 , P. 224-231.

Reference (Deposit): 1905 Compile Idaho Mine Inspector'S Ann. Rept. For 1904

Reference (Deposit): 1908 Geolmap Ransome And Calkins, Prof. Paper 62

Reference (Deposit): 1924 Other V. C. Heikes, C. N. Gerry

Reference (Deposit): 1938 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47

Reference (Deposit): 1953 Geolmap J. W. Hosterman, Bulletin 1027 - P

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile USBM, Mining Activity List, 1974

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., 1938 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47 . Spokane Chronicle, May 20 , 1974; Ap. 29 , 1970. Cook, E. F., 1955 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 102

Reference (Deposit): Hosterman, 1956, USGS P-1027-P.

Reference (Deposit): Shannon, 1926, Us National Museum Bull 131, P 112

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby And Jones, 1923, USGS Bull 732, P. 105

Reference (Deposit): Bell ,1913, Fourteenth Ann Rept Mining Ind Idaho For 1912

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