Hypotheek Mine

The Hypotheek Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,884 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: Hypotheek Mine

Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
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: Unknown

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

Not available

References

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

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 84, 107-109

Reference (Deposit): 6 085 0258.6 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 49, 100

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

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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