| Deposit ID | 10073335 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019373 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Consolidated Silver Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Chieftain |
| Related records | 10120750 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.03186, 47.50237 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Relative position | .5 MI SW OF OSBURN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kellogg East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 003E | 14,23 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Revett Formation-Quartzite, Argillite;Lower Wallace Form.-Calcareous Quartzite, Argillite | ||
| Rock description | Revett Formation-Quartzite, Argillite;Lower Wallace Form.-Calcareous Quartzite, Argillite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -116.03186, 47.50237 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Polaris Fault |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1948 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Silver Corp. (Hecla, Cd'A Mines, Silver Dollar, Sunshine, Merger, Plainview) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 444.09M |
| Overall depth | 1219.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019373 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_240 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 38
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, DEC. 16 , 1969 ; OCT. 2 , 1968 ; NOV. 27 , 1967
SILVER DOLLAR'S 1974 ANNUAL REPORT.
WESTERN MINER, FEB. 5 , 1976 , P. 4
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 11 , 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORGANIZED TO ACQUIRE PART OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE SILVER SUMMIT AREA, NELLIE, SILVER CHIEFTAIN, LINCOLN, FREEMAN - SITES GROUND. SILVER DOLLAR OWNS 9.45 % OF CONSOLIDATED SILVER |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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