| Deposit ID | 10078381 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026683 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Strike Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rako, Cedar Creek Mine |
| Related records | 10144999, 10290739 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.79912, 47.57597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Relative position | 6 MI OF MURRAY |
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
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 | 049N | 005E | 22,27 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Lower Prichard Formation |
| Rock description | Lower Prichard Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -115.79912, 47.57597 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Trout Creek Anticline Which Strikes N |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | O'Neill Gul Brecciated Fault Zone 40 Ft Wide About 1000 Ft In From Portal |
| Strike | N 25 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 0.3M |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Painted Desert Uranium And Oil Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rako Corp |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2743.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026683 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_137 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 21 , 1974 , APRIL 22 , 1974 ; JAN. 8 , 1973
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 103 , 110
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 72
5) HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1027 - P. P. 725 - 748
1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
1953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 - P
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 8 , 1973
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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