Great Dunkard Mine

The Great Dunkard Mine is a antimony mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,956 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: Great Dunkard Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 2,956 Feet (901 Meters)

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 47.4919, -116.27000

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Great Dunkard Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Great Dunkard Mine
Secondary: Pearson
Secondary: Great Dunker


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: St. Joe Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Placer Creek Fault


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): IN A SMALL GULCH TRIBUTARY TO ROSS FORK


References

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A. B., AND GOOD, S. E., 1963 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE TWIN CRAGS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1142-A, 33 P.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 123 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1963 GEOLMAP CAMPBELL AND GOOD, BULL. 1142-A


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