Alice Mine

The Alice Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,379 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: Alice Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,379 Feet (1,030 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.4753, -115.84720

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Alice Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alice Mine
Secondary: Alice Cons


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Hunter 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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975
Years: 1975 -

Owner Name: Alice Consolidated Mines Corp.
Company ID: 1000187
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975
Years: 1975 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 6-75 CROSBY (1969) SHOWS THE PRODUCTION FROM THE ALICE TO BE ST (32,478 METRIC TONS) WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 3.0 OZ AG P AND 7.0% PB.


References

Reference (Deposit): CROSBY 1969 COLO SCH MINES QRTRLY VOL 64 NO 1 P 169-194

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) USGS PROF PAPER 445 103P

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME AND CALKINS 1908 USGS PROF PAPER 62 203P

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS AND JONES 1914 USGS BULL 540 P 167-211

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 63-70

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P., Plate 4

Reference (Deposit): MSHA.DBF, 02/95.


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