| Deposit ID | 10099666 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002479 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Conjecture Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.43022, 47.91597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 951 |
| Relative position | CENTERED AROUND LAKEVIEW AT THE SOUTH END OF PEND OREILLE LAKE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonner(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lakeview(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pend Oreille Lake(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(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 | Bonner |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | St. Regis Formation;St. Regis Formation;Revett Formation;Revett Formation;Wallace Formation;Wallace Formation;Wallace Formation |
| Rock description | St. Regis Formation;St. Regis Formation;Revett Formation;Revett Formation;Wallace Formation;Wallace Formation;Wallace Formation |
| (1) | Piegan Group. |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Purcell Trench To The North |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Packsaddle-Johnson Fault, Spider Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR-PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 DEG W |
| Dip | 75 DEG S |
| Plunge direction | W |
| Length | 3657.6M |
| Width | 36.58M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Discoverer | Wm. A. D. Bell; Alfred Chamberlain |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Production years | 1894 INTERMITTANT TO 1926 |
| District name | Lakeview District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Federal Resources Corp. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Conjecture Mines Inc. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2621.28M |
| Overall depth | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002479 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP__18 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY; IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, COUNTY REPORT NO. 6, 1967, P. 128
SAMPSON, EDWARD, 1928, GEOLOGY AND SILVER ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PEND OREILLE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 31, P. 25
ROSS, C. P., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 57, P. 263
1963 DIREXPL FEDERAL RESOURCES CORP. NEGATIV
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Petersen, David W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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