| Deposit ID | 10266180 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026643 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160790256 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nepsic Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nipsic, Part of the Monitor Group |
| Related records | 10078353 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.84882, 47.56067 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1720 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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)
Upper 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 | 049 N | 005 E | 29 | SESESW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -115.84882, 47.56067 |
|---|
| Strike | N60W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 75S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 61M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 122M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1943 |
| District name | Beaver |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790256 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026643 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_165 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
CROSBY 1969 COLO SCH MINES QRTRLY VOL 64 NO 1 P 169-194
CROSBY 1959 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING THESIS, UNIV OF MINNESO
GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP-FILE REP: GEOL ORE DEP CANYON-9MILE AREA
USBM LIAISON OFFICE REPT MINING OP OF IDAHO 1972 P 18
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 5-75 THE NEPSIC IS ONE OF SEVERAL MINES NOW PART OF THE MONI MINE (GROUP) OWNED BY DAY MINES INC. 5-75 TOTAL PRODUCTION FROM 1943-1947 WAS 9500 METRIC TONS OF HAVING AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 0.8 OZ AG 2.2% PB 10.6% ZN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 24-MAR-1988 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.