| Deposit ID | 10078375 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026674 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Idora Mine |
| Related records | 10266232 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.85962, 47.56597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Relative position | 7 MI N 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)
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 | 049N | 005E | 30 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE CONTAINS 5-6% PB, 5-6% ZN, AND ABOUT 3 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation;Burke Formation | ||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation;Burke Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | Prichard Formation. |
|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 121.92M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 1539.24M |
| Depth to bottom | 1423.42M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Idora Silver Mines, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026674 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_154 | 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, 1976 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES), AND WASHINGTON, 1976 - 77 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, P. 41
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 28 , 1974 .
5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENE) AND WASHINGTON, P. 72 .
1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPENFILE REPT.
1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM ARE EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION. IN THE SUNSET MINERAL BELT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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