Peerless Mine

The Peerless Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,310 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

Name: Peerless Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,310 Feet (1,009 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 47.4419, -115.95140

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Peerless Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Peerless Mine
Secondary: War Eagle
Secondary: Day Mines


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): Adjoins Day Mines Hornsilver Property

Comment (Development): 15 Patented Claims

Comment (Deposit): Day Mines Acquired Peerless Group In 1969


References

Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, March 31 , 1971 ; April 11 , 1969

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): 1965 Geolmap S. W. Hobbs And Others, Prof. Paper 47


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