Ambergris Mine

The Ambergris Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,725 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

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Site Name

Primary: Ambergris Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
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: Hercules Min. Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1919
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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Bournonite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Hematite

Comments

Comment (Location): 1 MI SSE OF SUNSET PEAK

Comment (Deposit): DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM, ABOVE EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION.

References

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , GEOLOGY AND NOTES ON ORE DEPOSITS IN CANYON-NINE MILE CREEKS AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.

Reference (Deposit): KATZ, F. J., 1928 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 , PT. 1 - METALS: USBM, P. 539 - 550

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): 1928 COMPILE USBM, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1926

Reference (Deposit): 1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Production): GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND, V. C., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

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