| Deposit ID | 10078351 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026641 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amazon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Manhattan Mine |
| Related records | 10135639 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.86852, 47.56237 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1265 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6.5 MI NNE OF WALLACE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burke(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049N | 005E | 30 | CENTER OF N2 OF S2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lower Prichard Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lower Prichard Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.86852, 47.56237 |
|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 466.34M |
| Length | 213.36M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Depth to top | 1478.28M |
| Depth to bottom | 1011.94M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Day Mines, Inc. |
| Year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | Thru 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.8 Oz Ag/Ton, 1.9 % Pb, 5.2 % Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026641 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_161 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
GERRY, C. N., 1920 , GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1918 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 486
1920 COMPILE C. N. GERRY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1918
1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT.
1964 OTHER FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
CROSBY, G. M., 1969 , QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCH. MINES, V. 64 , NO. 1 , P. 173
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM ARE EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION. IN THE CARLISLE-HERCULES MINERAL BELT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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