| Deposit ID | 10073425 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019502 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carbonate |
| Alternate or previous names | Epic Silver Project, New Era |
| Related records | 10281435 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.23913, 47.50237 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 792 |
| Relative position | 6 MI SW OF KELLOGG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kellogg West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 002E | 16,17,18,07,08 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLE ASSAYED 5.6 OZ AG, 0.08 OZ AU/TON IN 1920. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Middle Prichard Form.-Shale, Slate, Quartzite |
| Rock description | Middle Prichard Form.-Shale, Slate, Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.23913, 47.50237 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| Strike | N 70 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | S |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | G. A. Smith |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka) |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Epic Silver, Inc. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Era Mines, Inc. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019502 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_233 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 95 , 117
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, NOV. 12 , 1968 ; JAN. 30 , 1968 ; FEB 5 , 1969
JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.
1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 71
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES, P. 95.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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