The Murray Hill Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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
Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 47.6003, -115.74390
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Murray Hill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Murray Hill Mine
Secondary: Black Horse
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District
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: Black Horse - Paragon Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
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: IRREGULAR WEDGES TO SEAMS
Structure
Type: R
Description: On E Limb Of Trout Creek Anticline
Alterations
Not available
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: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): DIP DISTANCE OF 625 FT ON MINERALIZED ZONE
Comment (Location): IN PARAGON GULCH
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1027-P
Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
Reference (Deposit): 1953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 - P
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