| Deposit ID | 10078398 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026707 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tamarack and Chesapeake, California Consolidated |
| Related records | 10290567 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.90912, 47.50737 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 967 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI N OF WALLACE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Osburn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Thompson Falls(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 004E | 14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Revett Formation;St. Regis Formation | ||
| Rock description | Revett Formationt;St. Regis Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.90912, 47.50737 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mine In Hanging Wall Block Of Dobson Pass Fault. Fault Gouge. |
| General form | STRINGERS, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 152.4M |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 1143M |
| Depth to bottom | 990.6M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1884 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Day Mines ? |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026707 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_316 | 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
1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT. { 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P. GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPENFILE REPT. 108 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM, EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION. IN SUCCESS - DAYROCK MINERAL SUBBELT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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