| Deposit ID | 10078347 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026635 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snowshoe Mine |
| Related records | 10217764 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.74102, 47.48797 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1387 |
| Relative position | 3 MI NE OF MULLAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lookout Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(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
Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 006E | 19 | CENTER OF S2 OF S2 OF S2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Revett Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Revett Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -115.74102, 47.48797 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gouge |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Snowshoe Mining Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 548.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026635 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_374 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 142
CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 211
1914 OTHER CALKINS AND JONES, BULL. 540
1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES, P. 142
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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