| Deposit ID | 10073453 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019547 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lookout Mountain Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Epic Silver Inc. |
| Related records | 10290750 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.23293, 47.49177 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 833 |
| Relative position | 5 MI SW OF KELLOGG |
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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 002E | 19,20,21 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Quartzose Argillite | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Quartzose Argillite | ||||
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| (1) | -116.23293, 47.49177 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Yreka) |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lookout Leasing Co. (J. B. And W. L. Penney) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lookout Mtn. Min. And Mill. Co. |
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | CON | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.015 Oz Au, 6.0 Oz Ag, 50.5 % Pb, Trace Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2438.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019547 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_259 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 80
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 28 , 1969; FEB. 5 , 1969
1944 OTHER FORRESTER AND NELSON, SMI OPEN - FILE REPT
FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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