| Deposit ID | 10078395 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026702 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Beacon Light Mine |
| Related records | 10266563 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.69042, 47.46457 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1227 |
| Relative position | 5 MI E OF MULLAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lookout Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wallace(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wallace(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
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 | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N;047N | 006E;006E | 33,34,32,03,04,05 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Result | OLD ORE SAMPLES ASSAYED 9.8 OZ/TON AG AND 20.5% CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | St. Regis Formation | ||||
| Rock description | St. Regis Formationt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -115.69042, 47.46457 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Hunter) |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Callahan |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2639.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026702 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_433 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 23 , 1974 ; MARCH 9 , 1973 ; FEB. 20 , 1969 ; OCT. 23 , 1968 ; JUNE 13 , 1975
HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1966 , P. 90
1966 OTHER STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S 66TH ANN. REPT.
1968 DIREXPL CORDERO
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 23 , 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 76 TOTAL UNPATENTED CLAIMS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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