Douglas Mine

The Douglas Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,756 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: Douglas Mine
Secondary: East Mine
Secondary: East

Commodity

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

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Yreka

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: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Douglas Mining Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
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): 11-75 BUNKER HILL HAS CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE DOUGLAS M COMPANY. 1-76 PAST PRODUCTION TOTALLED APPROXIMATELY 20,000-30,000 SH TONS.

References

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445 1

Reference (Deposit): JONES 1920 USGS BULL 710-A P 1-36

Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER 1945 USGS OPEN-FILE MAP: MAPS OF THE DOUGLAS MINE

Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER AND NELSON 1945 USGS OP-FILE REP: PB-ZN DEP PINE C

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 84, 90-92, 103-109

Reference (Deposit): SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 98-100

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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