Tuscumbia

The Tuscumbia is a zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,039 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: Tuscumbia
Secondary: Tuscumbia Mine

Commodity

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

Location

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

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: Day Mines Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Year First Production: 1911
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): Headwaters of Carbon Creek

Comment (Production): Items 9 - 11 From Parrott-Tuscumbia Area.

Comment (Deposit): In the Sunset Mineral Belt

References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1923 Geolmap Umpleby And Jones, Bulletin 732

Reference (Deposit): 1952 Geolmap A. B. Griggs, Open-File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445

Reference (Production): Griggs, A. B., 1952 , 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 Bulletin 732 , 156 P.

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): Hosterman, J. W., 1956, Geology Of The Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho, USGS Bull 1027-P, Pl. 57

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