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Atlas Mine

Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
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  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. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078368
MRDS ID W026663
Record type Site
Current site name Atlas Mine
Alternate or previous names Carney Cu, Boulder Cr. and Central Veins, Carbonate Hill
Related records 10120758

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.77741, 47.46626 (WGS84)
Elevation 1047
Relative position 2 MI SE OF MULLAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mullan(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 047N;048N 005E;005E 01,02,03;34,35 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS LUCKY FRIDAY. SILVER CREEK RIDGE IS NEAR CENTER OF THE PROPERTY. ALSO BOULDER CREEK ADIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Fe Gossan, Chlorite

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES ASSAYED 8.4% PB, 4 OZ/TON AG IN 1976. SOME ORE ASSAYED 5.8 OZ/TON AG AND 15.9% PB OVER 4 FT WIDTH AVERAGE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Lower St. Regis Formation;Upper Revett Formation
    Rock description Lower St. Regis Formation;Upper Revett Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.77741, 47.46626
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Polaris Fault

Ore body information

  • General form NARROW, IRREGULAR, BUNCHES
    Strike N 70 DEG W
    Dip S
    Length 60.96M
    Width 4.57M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Noranda Exploration, Inc.
    First year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Atlas Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^3.3 Oz/Ton Ag, 0.4% Zn, 10.3% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 10wt-pct
    Trace Ore Zinc Zinc 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 93g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • SHIPPED FROM BOULDER CREEK VEIN ( ITEM 1 )

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 4023.36M
    Overall depth 731.52M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPTH BELOW SURFACE IS A 1966 FIGURE. BOULDER CREEK, CENTRAL VEINS EXPLORED IN 1976

Comments on development

  • 28 PATENTED, 33 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. NORANDA DID 12000 FT SURVEYING, 8000 FT GEOLMAP, AND DRILLING ON THE BOULDER CREEK VEIN. HALF INTEREST IN 51 CLAIMS WITH CALLAHAN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 10 VEINS REVEALED 1969 AND 1970 . ORE TARGET ZONE EXTENDS 7000 FT. IN THE MOE-REINDEER QUEEN MINERAL BELT
Deposit POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL ORE IN BOULDER CREEK VEIN. ATLAS IS A CONSOLIDATION OF 4 COMPANIES ORGANIZED ABOUT 1900 AND INCORPORATED INTO ATLAS ABOUT 1922 . EARLY MANAGEMENT HAD A 7000 - FT. TUNNEL. ATLAS WAS ORIGINALLY BOULDER CREEK MIN. CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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