| Deposit ID | 10305792 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019511 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160790030 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Constitution Mine |
| Related records | 10073433 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.17433, 47.44297 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 930 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Masonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(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 | 047 N | 002 E | 02 | SESESW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ankerite | Unknown |
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -116.17433, 47.44297 |
|---|
| Strike | N30W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 85W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 450M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Yreka |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Constitution Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790030 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019511 | MAS references MRDS |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_307 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445 1
JONES 1920 USGS BULL 710-A P 1-36
FORRESTER 1945 USGS OP-FILE MAPS: MAPS OF THE CONSTITUTION M
FORRESTER AND NELSON 1945 USGS OP-FILE REP: PB-ZN DEP PINE C
UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 P 84-85, 103-109
SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 131 P 98-100
GRIGGS 1952 USGS OP-FILE REP: P 101
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-OCT-1990 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.