| Deposit ID | 10106001 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026699 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ambergris Mine |
| Related records | 10232453 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.82292, 47.54927 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1745 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6.5 MI NNW OF MULLAN |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 049N | 005E | 33 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bournonite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Upper Prichard Formation;Burke Formation | ||
| Rock description | Upper Prichard Formationt;Burke Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -115.82292, 47.54927 |
|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG SW |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 1751.08M |
| Depth to bottom | 1188.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Lelande) |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hercules Min. Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 41452.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026699 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | WL_186 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
KATZ, F. J., 1928 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 , PT. 1 - METALS: USBM, P. 539 - 550
1928 COMPILE USBM, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1926
1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT.
1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM, ABOVE EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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