Panhandle Mine

The Panhandle Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,176 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: Panhandle Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,176 Feet (968 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 47.5086, -115.89640

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Panhandle Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Panhandle Mine
Secondary: Stratton
Secondary: Dayrock Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene District (Placer Center)


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: Hecla, Dayrock Mines, Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): ALONG NINEMILE CREEK.

Comment (Production): A SMALL AMOUNT OF PB ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1922.

Comment (Deposit): DAYROCK MIN. CO. TOOK OVER PANHANDLE FROM STRATTON MINES CO. IN LATE 1928


References

Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1925, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, PART 1 - METALS: USGS P. 242

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

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

Reference (Production): GERRY, C. N., 1925 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1922 , PART 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 242

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): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.


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