| Deposit ID | 10070136 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012844 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160210020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Regal Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Crescent, Commercial |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.26076, 48.85047 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1158 |
| Relative position | 10 1/2 MI NNE OF BONNERS FERRY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boundary(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ritz(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonners Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Moyie(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boundary |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 064N | 002E | 31 | NESWSW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | TENOR OF MILL HEADS: 0.2 OZ/TON AU, 2.5 OZ/TON AG, 3% PB, 3.5% ZN, 10% FE |
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| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Kaniksu Batholith-Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Kaniksu Batholith-Granite | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -116.26076, 48.85047 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Purcell Trench Trends Nne, Located W. Of Mine; Moyie - Lenia Fault Trends N, Located E Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Kaniksu Batholith; Shearing; Minor Faults |
| General form | LENTICULAR (PINCHED ON DIP AND STRIKE) |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG E |
| Dip | 55 DEG SE |
| Plunge | 65 DEG |
| Plunge direction | SW |
| Length | 57.91M |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| District name | Moyie - Yaak District |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Kaniksu National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Crescent, Inc. |
| Year | 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1937-1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.2 Oz Au/Ton, 2.5 Oz Ag/Ton, 3 % Pb, 3 % Zn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1158.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012844 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SA__55 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160210020 | data consolidated into this record |
Brackebusch, F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ. Idaho, 76 P.
Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1945, Lead - Zinc Mineralization In The Moyie - Yaak District Near Bonners Ferry, Boundary Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 73, 9 P.
1945 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 7
Kiilsgaard 1951 Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamph 85, P. 30
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 Parallel Veins Called North And South |
| 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 |
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