The Square Deal Mine is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,862 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
Elevation: 3,862 Feet (1,177 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4839, -115.85500
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Square Deal Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Square Deal Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
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: Square Deal Min. And Milling Co.
Owner Name: Hecla
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Year: 1906
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
Type: L
Description: Paymaster Fault
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): ALONG TOWBRIDGE GULCH.
Comment (Production): LAST ORE MINED WAS IN 1956 BY GOLCONDA MIN. CO. FROM ITS 1000 FT LEVEL.
Comment (Development): 11 PATENTED, 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. INCLUDED IN THE ALICE CONSOLIDATED PROJECT WITH HECLA
Comment (Workings): OLD TUNNEL TO BE OPENED
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 11 , 1973
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 144
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): 1956 DIREXPL GOLCONDA MIN. CO.
Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478
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