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Fairview - Wide West Mine

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078402
MRDS ID W026713
MAS/MILS ID 0160790413
Record type Site
Current site name Fairview - Wide West Mine
Alternate or previous names Wide West

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.81492, 47.52677 (WGS84)
Elevation 1356
Relative position .5 MI NE OF BURKE

Site location context

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)

South Fork Coeur d'Alene(hydrologic unit)

Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 005E 9, 10 NWSWNW (10) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Along Canyon Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Burke Formation
    Rock description Burke Formationt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.81492, 47.52677
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District
District name Lelande Area

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hecla
  • Type Owner
    Owner Day Mines Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Period Thru 1967
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.8 Oz/Ton Ag, 5.8% Pb, 0.4% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Zinc Zinc 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 6wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 107g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • 12-75 Crosby (1959) Shows Production From 1945-1950 As 57,1 Short Tons With An Average Grade of 3.8 Oz Ag Per Ton, 5.8% 0.4% Zn.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 22-MAY-1986 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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