| Deposit ID | 10078397 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026704 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Grouse Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Alpine Silver, Inc. |
| Related records | 10241535 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.86662, 47.56127 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7 MI NE 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 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lower Prichard Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lower Prichard Formationt | ||||
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| (1) | -115.86662, 47.56127 |
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| Strike | N 70 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 60.96M |
| Length | 70.1M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Depth to top | 1353.31M |
| Depth to bottom | 1292.35M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1949 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alpine Silver, Inc. |
| Year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | Thru 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.2 Oz/Ton Ag, 3.5% Pb, 6.8% Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026704 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_163 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, 1974 - 75 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, 163 P.
1919 DIREXPL INTERSTATE CALLAHAN MIN. CO.
1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT.
1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
CROSBY, G. M., 1969 , QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCH. MINES, V. 64 , NO. 1 , P. 173 . GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 108 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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