| Deposit ID | 10073431 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019509 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Highland Surprise Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Highland Chief Prospect, Surprise |
| Related records | 10168887 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.16436, 47.47931 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 986 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI SW OF KELLOGG PEAK. 3.75 MI S OF KELLOGG AND S OF THE MAIN SUNSHINE HOLDINGS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Shoshone(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Masonia(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 | 002E | 25,26,23,24 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | MILL FEED ASSAYS 12 TO 20 % ZN, 3 TO 7 % PB, 1 1/2 OZ. AG / TON, AND 5 TO 7 % FE. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Slate (Argillite);Prichard Formation-Shale;Burke Formation-Quartzite |
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Slate (Argillite);Prichard Formation-Shale;Burke Formation-Quartzite |
| (1) | -116.16436, 47.47931 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Placer Creek Fault; Brecciation |
| General form | IRREGULAR BUNCH |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG W |
| Dip | 60 DEG S |
| Length | 182.88M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Year of first production | 1912 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sunshine Min. Co |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Highland Surprise Consolidated Min. Co. |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 24000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 9000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 21000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 6096M |
| Overall depth | 426.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019509 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_282 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHEASTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.
USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY LIST OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , 61 P.
7) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JUNE 24 , 1974 ; MARCH 18 , 1971 ; DEC. 14 , 1967
BUTNER, D.W., 1950, MINING METHODS AND COSTS AT THE HIGHLAND SURPRISE MINE, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7560, 11 P.
1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285
1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME & CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710 { 1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON, SMI O. F. REPT. { 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
1948 DIREXPL USBM
1967 GEOCHEM SUNSHINE MIN. CO.
1975 COMPILE USBM, 1974 MINING ACTIVITY LIST
FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P. { BUTNER, D. W., 1950 , USBM INF. CIRC. 7560 , 11 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SURPRISE NO. 1 HAS A 300 FT. STOPE LENGTH AND A 1720 FT DIP LENGTH; ORE SHOOT RAKES 75 DEG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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