Hypotheek Mine

Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073422
MRDS ID W019498
Record type Site
Current site name Hypotheek Mine
Related records 10290943

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.27884, 47.50846 (WGS84)
Elevation 857
Relative position 3 MI (BY ROAD) S OF KINGSTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cataldo(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coeur d'Alene Lake(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 001E 12,13 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR HEAD OF FRENCH GULCH W OF PINE CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PB206/PB204 = 16.147 ; PB207/PB204 = 15.367 ; PB208/PB204 = 35.886 (PB ISOTOPE COMPOSITION)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyromorphite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result CONCENTRATES AVERAGED 50 - 65 % PB, 6.23 OZ. AG, 0.125 OZ. AU / TON IN 1923 . ORE SHOOT ON 900 - FT LEVEL CONTAINS 9 % PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Slate, Quartzite, Argillite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Slate, Quartzite, Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.27884, 47.50846

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein Offset By Fault Which Strikes N 40 Deg W, Dips Sw.

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR MASSES
    Strike N 70 DEG W
    Dip 70 DEG SW
    Length 121.92M
    Width 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Filling

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1887
Year of first production 1916

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Material ?
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.38 Oz. Ag, 0.018 Oz Au / Ton, 75.4 % Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Lead Lead 75wt-pct
    Major Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Silver Silver 237g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • $90,000 OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1916 RAN 8.38 OZ/TON AG, 0.018 OZ/TON AU, AND 75.4% PB.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1219.2M
    Overall depth 335.28M

Comments on development

  • ANALYSIS BY WELLS (USGS) GAVE 36.5 % CU, 21 % SB. EQUIPMENT INCLUDES CONCENTRATOR, HOIST HOUSE, COMPRESSOR BUILDING. 760 ACRES AND 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE LOCATED ON W. END OF PINE CREEK MINERAL BELT WHICH IS ABOUT 1500 FT. WIDE, 33000 FT. LONG

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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