| Deposit ID | 10078419 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026737 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160790465 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Union Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.81992, 47.52457 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Relative position | .5 MI NW OF BURKE |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 005E | 09 | N2 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Burke Formation;Upper Prichard Formation | ||
| Rock description | Burke Formationt;Upper Prichard Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.81992, 47.52457 |
|---|
| Strike | N 60 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG S |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | Thru 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^3.2 Oz/Ton Ag, 7.5% Pb, 1.9% Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026737 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_253 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790465 | data consolidated into this record |
Corsby, G. M., 1969, Quarterly Of The Colorado School Mines, V. 64, No. 1, P. 172.
1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 44
IBMG, Mines & Prospect Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho 1981, Hustedde, Et Al
Crosby, G. M., 1969 , Quarterly Of The Colorado Sch. Mines, V. 64 , No. 1 , P. 172
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | In Tamarack - Marsh Mineral Subbelt |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.