Youlande Mine

The Youlande Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,521 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: Youlande Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 4,521 Feet (1,378 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 47.4842, -115.79190

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Youlande Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Youlande Mine
Secondary: Yolande Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver


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: Independence Min. Co. ?


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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): Between Mill Creek and Gold Hunter Gulch.


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


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