Chicago - London Mine

The Chicago - London Mine is a zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,239 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: Chicago - London Mine
Secondary: Paragon Consol.
Secondary: Lower Paragon
Secondary: Upper Paragon
Secondary: Jewell

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead

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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Bitterroot Mountains - Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: BUNCHES

Structure

Type: R
Description: E Limb Of Trout Creek Anticline Which Strikes N

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Siderite

Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION BEFORE 1923 OF ABOUT 30 CARS OF 40 - 50 % ZN ORE AND A FEW CARS OF PB ORE.

Comment (Geology): PRICHARD BEDS STRIKE N-S, DIP 75 DEG W

References

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSIS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

Reference (Deposit): HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 745

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 - P

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY AND JONES, 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P. BELL, R. N., 1912 , THIRTEENTH ANN. REPT. IDAHO MINING INDUSTRY FOR 1911 , P. 126 RANSOME AND CALKINS, 1908, USGS PROF. PAPER 62. KATZ, F.S., 1927, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U.S., 1924. HOSTERMAN, 1956, GEOLOGY OF MURRAY AREA, USGS BULL. 1027-P.

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