Mountain Lion Mine

The Mountain Lion Mine is a gold mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 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: Mountain Lion Mine
Secondary: Golden Circle Mine
Secondary: Gold Circle Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc

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: Wylie, William

Owner Name: Kings Pass Gold Syndicate

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1884
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

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Ore Is Largely Soft Muddy Gouge

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Specularite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): ON S. SIDE OF PRICHARD CREEK

Comment (Production): WYLIE MINED $70,000 AU FROM NO. 1 LEVEL BEFORE 1935

Comment (Development): MILL ; ECON.COM: SOME LANDSLIDING HAS OCCURRED NEAR MINE

Comment (Deposit): 3 TUNNELS, VEINS RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES WIDE TO MORE THAN 3 FT.

References

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): 1938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4

Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.

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