| Deposit ID | 10078366 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026661 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Argentine Mine |
| Related records | 10241980 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.97713, 47.48487 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1000 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI W OF WALLACE |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 004E | 29 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| 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 | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite |
| (1) | -115.97713, 47.48487 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Argentine And Polaris Faults |
| Strike | N 80 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60 DEG S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Callahan Mining Corp. |
| Year | 1905 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Up To 20 Oz/Ton Ag | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026661 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_383 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
GERRY, C. N., 1925 , GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1922 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 239
1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 62
1925 COMPILE C. N. GERRY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1923
1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PROF. PAPER 62 . C. N. GERRY, 1927 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1923 , PART 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 377
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINE IS IN THE PAGE - GALENA MINERAL BELT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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