| Deposit ID | 10078373 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026671 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hornsilver Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Castle Rock Prospect, Smart Aleck Prospect |
| Related records | 10231603 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.94042, 47.44707 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 976 |
| Relative position | 1 MI S OF WALLACE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wallace(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
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 | 047N | 004E | 02,03,10 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Revett Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Revett Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.94042, 47.44707 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Placer Creek Fault |
| Strike | N 65 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 DEG S |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Joe District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sunshine Min. Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Day Mines; Castle Rock Min. Co |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 172.21M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026671 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_455 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 31 , 1971 , JAN. 20 , 1977
SUNSHINE'S 1974 ANNUAL REPORT.
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY; IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 73
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GIVEN STRIKE ON CASTLE ROCK VEIN; HORNSILVER VEIN STRIKES N 60 DEG W, DIPS 75 DEG S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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