Constitution Mine

The Constitution Mine is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,051 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: Constitution Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 3,051 Feet (930 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 47.4431, -116.17330

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Constitution Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Constitution Mine


Commodity

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


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


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Constitution 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: M


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

Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Ankerite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite


Comments

Not available


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 OP-FILE MAPS: MAPS OF THE CONSTITUTION M

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 84-85, 103-109

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

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP-FILE REP: P 101


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