| Deposit ID | 10073400 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019462 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160550029 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caribou Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.66025, 47.60096 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 853 |
| Relative position | 1.3 MI FROM U. S. HIGHWAY 95 - E; 7 MI SE OF COEUR D'ALENE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kootenai(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Coeur D'Alene(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Coeur d'Alene Lake(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 | 049N | 003W | 12,13 | SESE (12) | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | PB ISOTOPE COMPOSITION: PB206/PB204 = 17.801 |
|---|---|
| Result | PB207/PB204 = 15.485 |
| Result | PB208/PB204 = 38.321 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Form.-Quartzite |
| Rock description | Prichard Form.-Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.66025, 47.60096 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Faulted Anticlinal Uplift Of WNW Trend |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 DEG E |
| Dip | 60 DEG E |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Width | 0.18M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| District name | Wolf Lodge District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coeur d'Alene National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Caribou Mining Co., (W. J. Burns, Sr.) |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019462 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP__99 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160550029 | data consolidated into this record |
Anderson, Alfred L., 1940 , Geology And Metalliferous Deposits Of Kootenai County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53 , 67 P.
Green, W. R., 1966 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report
Green, W. R., 1966 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, 1 P.
Thomson And Others, 1925, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 6
Large, 1943, Science V 98, No 2556, P 560-561
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Vein On No. 2 Level Strikes N 25 Deg E, Then S, To Se, To Sw. Vein On No. 3 Level Strikes N 30 Deg E, Dips 68 Deg Se. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 13-OCT-1990 | Kauffman, John D. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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