| Deposit ID | 10073382 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019438 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Weber Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | New Rainbow Mine |
| Related records | 10240664, 10192822 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.43633, 47.90097 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 1128 |
| Relative position | 5 MI S OF LAKEVIEW |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonner(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lakeview(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Pend Oreille Lake(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(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 | Bonner |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 053N | 001W | 35 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FREE SILVER REPORTED 400 OZ / TON (CALKINS, 1909) LEAD ISOTOPES: PB206/PB204 = 19.048 |
|---|---|
| Result | PB207/PB204 = 15.666 |
| Result | PB208/PB204 = 39.270. (ZARTMAN AND STACY) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Dikes-Diabase Or Lamprophyre Dikes | ||||||||
| Rock description | Dikes-Diabase Or Lamprophyre Dikes | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Lower Member Wallace Formation-Calcareous Shale |
| Rock description | Lower Member Wallace Formation-Calcareous Shale |
| (1) | Piegan Group. |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Packsaddle Fault To The W, Cascade Fault To The E. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Considerable Displacement; Lamprophyre Dikes Nearby; Brecciation; Gouge |
| Width | 24.38M |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | F. A. Weber |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| District name | Lakeview District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Austin - Meyer Corp. (R. B. Austin) |
| Year | 1890 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^40 Oz. Ag/Ton, 8 - 10 % Pb, 8 - 10 % Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1896 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^27 Oz. Ag / Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1900 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1896 - 1900 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^24 - 33 Oz. Ag / Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1901 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^30.5 Oz. Ag/Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1908 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1907 - 1908 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^160 Oz. Ag / Ton | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1280.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019438 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP__25 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 384 , 112 P.
SAMPSON, E., 1928 , GEOLOGY AND SILVER ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PEND OREILLE DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 31 , P. 25
MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
5) SAVAGE, C. N., 1967 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPORT 6 , 131 P.
6) KUN, P., 1974 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LAKEVIEW MINING DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P.
1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285
1909 GEOLMAP F. C. CALKINS, BULL. 384
1928 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 31
1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
1974 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 156
KUN, P., 1974 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 156 , 47 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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