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Success Mine

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078337
MRDS ID W026622
MAS/MILS ID 0160790014
Record type Site
Current site name Success Mine
Alternate or previous names Granite Mine, Alameda Mine, American Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.87162, 47.52737 (WGS84)
Elevation 1140
Relative position 4 MI N OF WALLACE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Burke(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Thompson Falls(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wallace(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)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 005E 07 SWNWNW Idaho
Boise 048N 004E 01,12 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On W Slope of Tiger Peak. On SE Side of E Fk. Ninemile Creek (About 50 Ft. Above Creek).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Mica Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyroxene Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIC
  • (Local) Feldspathization
  • (Local) BLEACHING

Analytical data

Result IN UPPER WORKINGS, GALENA CARRIED .75 OZ AG/UNIT OF PB. 8 - 10 % ZN, 2 % PB, 1.5 OZ/TON AG IN 1923

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
    Rock unit name Gem Stock;
    Rock description Gem Stock;
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Prichard Formation;Prichard Formation;Burke Formation
    Rock description Prichard Formation;Prichard Formation;Burke Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.87162, 47.52737
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR MASSES, LENSES, BUNCHES
    Strike N 65 DEG W
    Dip STEEPLY SW
    Thickness 518.16M
    Length 213.36M
    Width 18.29M
    Depth to top 1356.36M
    Depth to bottom 838.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zone
  • FAULTING
  • FRACTURING

Comments on the geologic information

  • Success Ore Is Similar To Ore From Gem and Frisco Mines (See Helena - Frisco)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of first production 1887

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area
Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Success Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • Total Production About $800,000 Gross To 1906

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 4-75 Ore Reserves Were First Exhausted In 1890. New Ore Was Discovered In 1904. 5-75 Reference Point Is Portal of Success #3 Adit. 6-75 Crosby (1969) Gives Total Production From 1905-1952 As St (711,222 Metric Tons) With An Average Grade of 1.3 Oz Ag 2.0% Pb and 7.4% Zn.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 9448.8M

Comments on development

  • 150 - Ton Mill. 23 Patented Claims. 12 Tunnels.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Mineral Belt Including Success Mine and American Prospect Is About 6000 Ft Long. Depths Above Expressed In Elevation.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 15-OCT-1990 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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