| Deposit ID | 10078412 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026725 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | National Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | United Copper Property |
| Related records | 10266311 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.76322, 47.49017 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1231 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI NE OF MULLAN |
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)
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 | 048N | 005E | 24 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | TENOR OF ORE LESS THAN 3 % CU, 3 OZ AG, TRACE AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation; Revett Formation; St. Regis Formation | ||
| Rock description | Wallace Formationt;Revett Formation;St. Regis Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.76322, 47.49017 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 106.68M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Copper |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1310.64M |
| Overall depth | 365.76M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026725 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_367 | 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.
CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 211
1914 OTHER CALKINS AND JONES BULL. 540
1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732
1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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