Cynide Gold Mining Property Mine

Past Producer in Boundary county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069971
MRDS ID W007783
MAS/MILS ID 0160210029
Record type Site
Current site name Cynide Gold Mining Property Mine
Alternate or previous names Cyanide Gold Mining, Buckhorn Mine, Deer Creek Gold Mining Co., Hoosier Boy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.05576, 48.87317 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 17 MI NE OF BONNERS FERRY; 10 MI SE OF EASTPORT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Boundary(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Line Point(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yaak(hydrologic unit)

Kootenai(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Boundary

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 064N 003E 27 C NWNE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Nw Slope Of Buckhorn Mountain About 1/2 Mi From Montana - Idaho Line
  • Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 48-52-N 116-3-40W (48.86667 -116.06111); UTM N5412839 E568857 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 064N, RNG 003E, Sect 27, Sect_fract <blank>.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Samples Reported Varying Worth $2.90 To $40.00 Across 2 1/2 Ft.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result PB ISOTOPES: PB206/PB204 = 17.927\n PB207/PB204 = 15.561\n PB208/PB204 = 37.963

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation-Quartzite
    Rock description Prichard Formation-Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.05576, 48.87317

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Shear Zone
Structure description Shear Zone 3 To 5 Ft Thick, 1 Ft Wide

Ore body information

  • Strike N 27 DEG W
    Dip 57 DEG SW
    Plunge 45 DEG
    Length 1609.34M
    Width 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • Quartzite Strikes N 30 - 40 Deg W, Dips 45 - 55 Deg Sw.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Moyie - Yaak District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • Small Tonnage Of Au - Bearing Sulfides To Bunker Hill Smelter, Kellogg. Some Au Ore Produced In 1925.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1828.8M

Comments on the workings information

  • Construction And Development Based On Ore $10/Ton For A Width Of 4 Ft; 6 Adit - Tunnels; 3 Ore Shoots 250, 200, And ? Ft. In Length; Equipment: 130 Cu Ft Gas - Driven Compressor, 400 Cu Ft. Electrically - Driven Compressor, 30 - 40 Man Camp, 4200 Ft. Aerial Tram Way Connecting Mine And Mill; Well - Equipped Cyanide Plant (200 Ton)

Comments on development

  • 6 Unpatented Claims; 675 H. P. Hydroelectric Plant On Moyie River And 10 Mi Transmission Line

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-OCT-1990 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.