Hidden Treasure Mine

Past Producer in Bonner county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Antimony, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073420
MRDS ID W019492
Record type Site
Current site name Hidden Treasure Mine
Related records 10119914

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.43995, 47.94906 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 1.25 MI SE OF LAKEVIEW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonner(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lakeview(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pend Oreille Lake(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bonner

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 053N 001W 11 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • AT JUNCTION OF PACKSADDLE FAULT AND NW - TRENDING BRANCH OF PEND OREILLE FAULT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore

Analytical data

Result REPORTEDLY ASSAYED 60 OZ AG / TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone
    Rock description Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.43995, 47.94906

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Packsaddle Fault

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lakeview District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Bowden, A. K.

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 6 , 131 P.

  • Deposit

    MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52

  • Deposit

    1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285

  • Deposit

    1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. CO. REPT. 6

  • Production

    MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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