| Deposit ID | 10073432 |
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| MRDS ID | W019510 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Douglas Mine |
| Related records | 10145003 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.18381, 47.45487 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 840 |
| Relative position | 6 MI SSW OF KELLOGG |
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;047N | 002E;002E | 34,35;02,03 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE REPORTEDLY CARRIES 20 % ZN, 4 - 8 % PB, 3 - 6 OZ AG / TON |
|---|---|
| Result | AND ABOUT 6 % FE ON THE AVERAGE. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Prichard Formation-Slate, Quartzose Argillite | ||||
| Rock description | Prichard Formation-Slate, Quartzose Argillite | ||||
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| (1) | -116.18381, 47.45487 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Brecciation |
| Strike | N 80 DEG W |
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| Dip | 60 DEG S |
| Length | 192.02M |
| Width | 2.13M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Douglas Mining Co., Virgil Bebb |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Douglas Mining Co., Kellogg, Id. |
| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1916 - 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^5.38 Oz. Ag, 8.38 % Pb, 24.47 % Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^11 % Zn, 4 % Pb, 4 Oz Ag / Ton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 7000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 7000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 5000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Length | 557.78M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019510 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_301 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.
CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTH WESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 384 , 112 P.
USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE , IDAHO, 61 P.
5) MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52 .
7) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 43
1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710
1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON, SMI O. F. REPT.
1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
1975 COMPILE USBM, 1974 MINING ACTIVITY
FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN 1944 , CONTROL OF THE DOUGLAS CO. WAS BY SULLIVAN MINING CO. WHICH WAS CONTROLLED JOINTLY BY HECLA AND BUNKER HILL. MINIMUM MINABLE ORE LIMIT ( 1944 ) ESTIMATED AT 18 - INCH WIDTH OF 25 % ZN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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