Midvale Mine

The Midvale Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,737 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: Midvale Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,737 Feet (1,139 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 47.52222, -115.81778

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Midvale Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Midvale Mine
Secondary: Anchor Mine
Secondary: Diamond Hitch Vein


Commodity

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


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: Midvale Min. Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

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

Analytical Data: 27 OZ AG ORE. 2.8 FT WIDE ZONE ASSAYED 3.5 OZ/TON AG AND 0.1% CU.


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): SOME EARLY DAY PRODUCTION

Comment (Development): 2 PROMISING AREAS GREATER THAN 8 TIMES BACKGROUND READINGS. 13 PATENTED CLAIMS, 110 ACRES 394 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING.

Comment (Location): SURROUNDED BY DAY, ASARCO, AND HECLA PROPERTY


References

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): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 88

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN IDAHO FOR 1966 , P. 95

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 23 , 1972 ; AUG. 7 , 1970

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478

Reference (Deposit): GEOPHYS MIDVALE MIN CO.

Reference (Production): BELL, R. N., 1908 , NINTH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1907 , P. 181


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