| Deposit ID | 10078377 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026676 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160790457 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tuscumbia |
| Alternate or previous names | Tuscumbia Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.85542, 47.56987 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1536 |
| Relative position | 4 MI S OF MURRAY |
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 | 049N | 005E | 19,20,29 | W2 (19) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Upper Prichard Formation | ||
| Rock description | Upper Prichard Formation;Burke Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Burke Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | Prichard Formation. |
|---|
| Length | 54.86M |
|---|---|
| Width | 1.83M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Beaver) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Day Mines Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026676 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_148 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003211 | data consolidated into this record |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790457 | data consolidated into this record |
Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , 156 P.
Hosterman, J. W., 1956, Geology Of The Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho, USGS Bull 1027-P, Pl. 57
1923 Geolmap Umpleby And Jones, Bulletin 732
1952 Geolmap A. B. Griggs, Open-File Rept.
1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445
IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et Al
Griggs, A. B., 1952 , USGS Open File Rept., 108 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | In the Sunset Mineral Belt |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1978 | Hasler, J. William | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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