Argentine Mine

The Argentine Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,281 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: Argentine Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

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

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Callahan Mining Corp.

Production

Year: 1905
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Up To 20 Oz/Ton Ag

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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Argentine And Polaris Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): ON ARGENTINE CREEK

Comment (Deposit): MINE IS IN THE PAGE - GALENA MINERAL BELT

References

Reference (Production): RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PROF. PAPER 62 . C. N. GERRY, 1927 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1923 , PART 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 377

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

Reference (Deposit): 1925 COMPILE C. N. GERRY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1923

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): RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.

Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1925 , GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1922 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 239

Reference (Deposit): 1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62

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