Monarch Mine

The Monarch Mine is a lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,442 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

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Site Name

Primary: Monarch Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: 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

Owner Name: Day Mines

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
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: Bitterroot Mountains - 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

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Location): ON BLACKCLOUD CREEK.

Comment (Development): 7 PATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): 6 TUNNELS

Comment (Deposit): RED MONARCH WAS ACQUIRED BY REX CO. IN EARLY 1922 WITH PLANS TO OPEN REX AT DEPTH BY CONTINUING RED MONARCH TUNNEL. ( GERRY, C. N., 1923 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1921 , PART I - METALS: USGS, P. 417 )

References

Reference (Deposit): MC DOWELL, G. A., 1955 , 57TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1955 , P. 132

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

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

Reference (Deposit): 1955 OTHER STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 57TH ANN. REPT.

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

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