National Mine

Prospect in Shoshone county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097438
MRDS ID W019392
Record type Site
Current site name National Mine
Alternate or previous names First National Mine
Related records 10120965

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.06213, 47.47017 (WGS84)
Elevation 907
Relative position 55 MI SE OF KELLOGG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Shoshone(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Polaris Peak(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)

Federal lands

Idaho Panhandle National Forests(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Shoshone

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 048N 003E 34 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 2 MI S OF SUNSHINE MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IN THE REX - SNOWSTORM MINERAL BELT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES RAN 3 OZ AG / TON. 8 FT WIDE VEIN ASSAYS 0.7 - 8.4 OZ AG / TON

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.06213, 47.47017

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Granite Peak Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults (Placer Creek Fault Divides The Property)

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 80 DEG W
    Dip 80 DEG S
    Length 457.2M
    Width 2.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution)

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Coeur d'Alene National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Sunshine Min. Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner National Silver Lead Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall length 457.2M

Comments on the workings information

  • REHABILITATED OLD TUNNEL. 8 TRENCHES

Comments on development

  • 7 PATENTED, 39 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. OVER A MI OF ROAD BUILT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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