Argentine Mine

Past Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078366
MRDS ID W026661
Record type Site
Current site name Argentine Mine
Related records 10241980

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.97713, 47.48487 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Relative position ABOUT 2 MI W OF WALLACE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wallace(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wallace(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 004E 29 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON ARGENTINE CREEK

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Tetrahedrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name St. Regis Formation;Wallace Formation
    Rock description St. Regis Formation;Wallace Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.97713, 47.48487

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Argentine And Polaris Faults

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 DEG E
    Dip 60 DEG S

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Callahan Mining Corp.

Production statistics

  • Year 1905
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Up To 20 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 565wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE IS IN THE PAGE - GALENA MINERAL BELT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1975 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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