Wallace Tunnel

The Wallace Tunnel is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,799 feet.

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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: Wallace Tunnel  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 47.4672, -115.93560

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Wallace Tunnel MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wallace Tunnel
Secondary: Vulcan Extension Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

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


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

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-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

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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

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Extension of Vulcan Mine, Rec-Id W026774. Extension Prospect Probably Includes Wallace Tunnel, Rec-Id D004180.

Comment (Location): Approx Location, 1 Mi NE of Mount Pulaski

Comment (Development): 34 Unpatented Claims; 2 Patented Claims


References

Reference (Deposit): Spokane Chronicle, Aug. 12 , 1968

Reference (Deposit): Mc Dowell, G. A., 1955 , 57th Annual Report Of The Mining Industry In Idaho, 1955 , P. 144

Reference (Deposit): 1955 Compile 57th Ann. Rept. Of Idaho Mining Industry

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

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


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