| Deposit ID | 10073344 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019384 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Coeur D'Alene Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver Standard, Camp Project |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.01603, 47.49681 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 846 |
| Relative position | 3.5 MI NW OF WALLACE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Polaris Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint Maries(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 | 24,25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Erythrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Uraninite | Ore |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | 384 FT OF VEIN AVERAGED 30.5 OZ AG AND 1.3 % CU OVER AVERAGE WIDTH 6.8 FT |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | St. Regis Formation-Quartzite;St. Regis Formation-Argillite;Wallace Formation-Calc. Argillite;Wallace Formation-Quartzite;Revett Formation-Argillite;Revett Formation-Quartzite |
| Rock description | St. Regis Formation-Quartzite;St. Regis Formation-Argillite;Wallace Formation-Calc. Argillite;Wallace Formation-Quartzite;Revett Formation-Argillite;Revett Formation-Quartzite |
| (1) | Prichard Formation. |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Osburn Fault |
| Strike | N 65 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEPLY S |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution) |
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| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp. |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 334.06M |
| Overall depth | 914.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019384 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_250 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
COOK, E. F., 1955 , PROSPECTING FOR URANIUM, THORIUM, AND TUNGSTEN IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 102 , 53 P.
WEIS, P. L., ARMSTRONG, F. C., AND ROSENBLUM, S., 1958 , RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO AND W. MONTANA, 1952 - 1955 : USGS BULL. 1074 - B, 48 P.
USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE, 61 P.
5) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 14 , 1972 , JAN 28 , 1972 ; MAR. 14 , 1968 ; MAY 11 , 1971 ; SEPT. 3 , 1971 ; MAY 12 , 1975 .
6) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 26 , 34
1955 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 102
1958 RECON WEIS AND OTHERS, BULL. 1074 - B
1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITY LIST 1974
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ALTITUDE OF THE MAIN ORE SHOOT RANGES FROM 200 FT TO 2400 FT. MINE IS IN THE PAGE - GALENA MINERAL BELT. |
| Deposit | CAMP PROJECT ON THE COEUR D'ALENE MINES MOST WESTERLY CLAIMS, THE N PORTION OF MERGER MINES, INC., AND THE PLAINVIEW PROPERTY; ASARCO INVESTED A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN THIS AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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