Golconda Mine

Producer in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078404
MRDS ID W026715
Record type Site
Current site name Golconda Mine
Related records 10241625

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.87269, 47.47626 (WGS84)
Elevation 922
Relative position 2 MI E OF WALLACE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mullan(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;048N 005E;004E 30,19,20;24 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • ON COEUR D'ALENE RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Burke Formation;Prichard Formation
    Rock description Burke Formation;Prichard Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.87269, 47.47626

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 85 DEG W
    Dip 57 DEG S
    Length 158.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District (Hunter, Lelande)

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Golconda Mining Corp. ( H. F. Magnuson, 1977 )

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Period Thru 1967
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3.6 Oz/Ton Ag, 5.3% Pb, 3.8% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 102g/mt

Comments on development

  • 67 PATENTED, 34 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLCONDA-LUCKY FRIDAY MINERAL BELT HAS BEEN TRACED FOR 32,000 FT. DIP OF VEIN VARIES 50 - 75 DEG S
Deposit GOLCONDA MINING CORP. DID EXTENSIVE ROAD BUILDING, WORKED ON 5 MI ACCESS ROADS, AND REMOVED OVER 100000 CUBIC YARDS EARTH IN TRENCHING IN 1966 . GOLCONDA LEAD MINES (INCORP. IN 1927 ) CHANGED TO GOLCONDA MIN. CORP. NAME IN 1962 . EARLY IN 1974 , CERRO CORP GOT OWNERSHIP OF OVER 85 % VOTING CONTROL OF GOLCONDA CORP.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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