Alice Consolidated Mine

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078411
MRDS ID W026724
Record type Site
Current site name Alice Consolidated Mine
Alternate or previous names Mullan Silver Lead Co., Alice Silver
Related records 10144828

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.84822, 47.47517 (WGS84)
Elevation 1029
Relative position 2.5 MI W OF MULLAN, ADJOINING THE STAR MORNING MINE; GOLCONDA CLAIMS ARE TO THE W

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mullan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wallace(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 28,29 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON RUDDY GULCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Gouge; Silicification; Oxidation

Analytical data

Result ORE CARRIES UP TO 300 OZ/TON AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Wallace Formation; Revett Formation; Burke Formation;St. Regis Formation
    Rock description Wallace Formationt;Revett Formation;Burke Formation;St. Regis Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.84822, 47.47517

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Osburn Fault; Sharp Folds; Brecciation

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR BUNCHES
    Strike N 60 DEG E
    Dip 80 DEG S
    Length 30.48M
    Width 4.27M
    Depth to top 182.88M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hecla ( 40 % ), Golconda ( 10 % ), Alice Con. ( 50 % )
  • Type Owner
    Owner Alice Consolidated Mines Corp.

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Period Thru 1967
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.0 Oz/Ton Ag, 7.0% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 7wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 85g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION MOSTLY IN 1907 - 1910 AND 1912 - 1925

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 473.094HA
    Length 1371.6M
    Overall depth 609.6M

Comments on development

  • 1169 ACRES; 15000 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING IN 1971 - 72 . 20 PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MARY J VEIN STRIKES N 60 DEG E ? , DIPS 80 DEG S. MINE IN THE GOLCONDA-LUCKY FRIDAY MINERAL BELT.
Deposit ALICE CON PROJECT DISCONTINUED EARLY 1976 BECAUSE NO SIGNIFICANT MINERALIZATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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