Nepsic Mine

The Nepsic Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,643 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: Nepsic Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 5,643 Feet (1,720 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.5608, -115.84780

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Nepsic Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Nepsic Mine
Secondary: Nipsic
Secondary: Part of the Monitor Group


Commodity

Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Beaver


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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
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): 5-75 THE NEPSIC IS ONE OF SEVERAL MINES NOW PART OF THE MONI MINE (GROUP) OWNED BY DAY MINES INC. 5-75 TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM 1943-1947 WAS 9500 METRIC TONS OF HAVING AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 0.8 OZ AG 2.2% PB 10.6% ZN.


References

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

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): CROSBY 1959 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING THESIS, UNIV OF MINNESO

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP-FILE REP: GEOL ORE DEP CANYON-9MILE AREA

Reference (Deposit): USBM LIAISON OFFICE REPT MINING OP OF IDAHO 1972 P 18


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