Wakeup Jim Mine

The Wakeup Jim Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,750 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Wakeup Jim Mine
Secondary: Union

Commodity

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

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: Sundance Min. Devel., Inc.

Owner Name: Sundance Min. Devel. Inc.

Production

Year: 1934
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1.168 - 2.089 Oz/Ton Au, 1.53 - 1.7 Oz/Ton Ag

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Year First Production: 1892
Discovery Year: 1892
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: LENSES, IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Layering In The Vein

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge, Oxidation

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GOLD CONTENT AVGD 1 - 2 OZ/TON ( 1953

Materials

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

Comments

Comment (Location): The Wakeup Jim Mine Is Near the Head of Trail Creek and By Airline About 1-1/2 Miles Southwest of Murray. By Road It Is 2 Miles East of Kings Pass.

Comment (Production): In Early 1890'S, $16,000 Rich Ore Mined Shortly After Discovery.

Comment (Deposit): Dip of Fault Ranges 10 To 30 Deg E, But Locally Steepens To 50 To 60 Deg E

Comment (Workings): 4 Levels Developed

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1890'S

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): Spokane Chronicle, Dec. 14 , 1973 ; Nov. 7 , 1967

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 1967 Geochem Sundance Min. Devel. Inc.

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., 1938 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47 , 44 P.

Reference (Deposit): Hosterman, J. W., 1956 , Geology Of The Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1027 - P, P. 725 - 748

Reference (Deposit): IBMG, Mines And Prospects Of The Wallace Quad.,Idaho,1981, Hustedde, Et Al.

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