| Deposit ID | 10107335 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019391 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Metropolitan Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Destroyer Property ? Western Star, Wolfson |
| Related records | 10218025 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.06603, 47.49097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 840 |
| Relative position | 2 MI SW OF OSBURN, 4.5 MI SE OF KELLOGG |
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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)
Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Shoshone |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 048N | 003E | 22,23,26,27,28 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| Rock unit name | Wallace Formation-Calc. Quartzite, Argillite;St. Regis Formation-Argillite, Quartzite;Revett Formation-Quartzite, Argillite | ||
| Rock description | Wallace Formation-Calc. Quartzite, Argillite;St. Regis Formation-Argillite, Quartzite;Revett Formation-Quartzite, Argillite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -116.06603, 47.49097 |
|---|
| Strike | W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 52 DEG S |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Coeur D'Alene District (Evolution, Yreka) |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sunshine Min. Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Metropolitan Mines Corp. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019391 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_260 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, SEPT. 28 , 1972 ; MAY 6 , 1968 ; NOV. 9 , 1967
BELL, R. N., 1921 , 22ND ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1920 , P. 116
1921 COMPILE 22ND ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO, 1920
1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445
1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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