| Deposit ID | 10089460 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026646 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rex Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | North, Sixteen-To-One Mine |
| Related records | 10144942, 10168828 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.87269, 47.53543 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 1308 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5.5 MI NE OF WALLACE |
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 | 06 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation;Burke Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Formationt;Burke Formation | ||||
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| (1) | -115.87269, 47.53543 |
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| General form | IRREGULAR, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG W |
| Dip | 70 DEG N |
| Length | 106.68M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1900 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Placer Center) |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Day Mines, Inc. |
| Year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1900 - 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.4 Oz Ag/Ton, 3.2 % Pb, 3.2 % Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 335.28M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026646 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_218 | 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
CROSBY, G. M., 1969 , QUARTERLY OF THE COLORADO SCH. MINES, V. 64 , NO. 1 , P. 172 . GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P. GERRY, C. N., 1920 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1918 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 492
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REX-SNOWSTORM MINERAL BELT IS ABOUT 48000 FT. LONG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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