Marsh Mine

The Marsh Mine is a silver, lead, and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,934 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: Marsh Mine
Secondary: Cooney Group

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Lelande)

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: Day Mines

Production

Year: 1967
Time Period: Thru 1967
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3.5 Oz/Ton Ag, 6.8% Pb, 0.1% Zn

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

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: Bournonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Marcasite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): DEPTHS GIVEN ABOVE ARE EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION. IN THE TAMARACK-MARSH MINERAL SUBBELT.

Comment (Development): 14 PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Location): ALONG CANYON CREEK.

References

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , GEOLOGY AND NOTES ON ORE DEPOSITS IN CANYON-NINE MILE CREEKS AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.

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): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Production): CROSBY, G. M., 1969 , QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, V. 64 , NO. 1 , P. 172 . GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.

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