| Deposit ID | 10073385 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019442 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160550004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Commonwealth Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nighthawk, Hayden Creek Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.65825, 47.82296 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 762 |
| Relative position | 11 MI NE OF COEUR D'ALENE. 2 MI NE OF HAYDEN LAKE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kootenai(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hayden Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Spokane(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(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 | Kootenai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 052N | 003W | 26 | NENESE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS OF 0.02 TO 0.04 OZ AU / TON AND 4 TO 50 OZ AG / TON |
|---|---|
| Result | CU AND PB RARELY EXCEEDED 1 % AND 4 % RESPECTIVELY |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | |||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock type qualifier | Limy | ||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite | ||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -116.65825, 47.82296 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Brecciation |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of WNW Trend |
| General form | BUNCHY, LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 DEG E |
| Dip | 75 DEG SE |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| District name | Hayden Lake District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Commonwealth Silver Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 449.58M |
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019442 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP__45 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160550004 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, A. L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P.
USBM, 1975 , Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974 , USBM, Boise, Idaho, 61 P.
Western Mining News, 1974 - 1975 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 37
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-MAR-1995 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.