Ontario Mine

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073352
MRDS ID W019396
Record type Site
Current site name Ontario Mine
Related records 10184462

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.15663, 47.52657 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Relative position 1.5 MI SW OF KELLOGG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kellogg West(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 002E 12 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ADJOINS SIERRA NEVADA TO THE N; BETWEEN CALEDONIA AND SENATOR STEWART (UMPLEBY) IN SEC 11 ; GIVEN LOCATION TAKEN FROM HOBBS, 1965

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 8 TO 10 % PB IN 150 TONS CONCENTRATE PER DAY IN 1913

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name St. Regis Formation-Quartzite, Argillite
    Rock description St. Regis Formation-Quartzite, Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.15663, 47.52657

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1911

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ontario Min. Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1916
    Period 1911 - 1916
    Material CON
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8 - 10 % Pb In 150 Tpd In 1913
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Conc. Lead Lead 9wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF PB ORE WAS PRODUCED IN 1917.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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