| Deposit ID | 10217338 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160790569 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caladay Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Caladay Project |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.94272, 47.47767 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 950 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
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 | 048 N | 004 E | 27 | NWSW | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -115.94272, 47.47767 |
|---|
| Strike | N82E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 915M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| District name | Coeur Dalene District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Type of mineral rights | Other |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp. (50% Owner Of Svrc) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Valley Resources Corp. (Svrc) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1995 |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Callahan Mining Co. |
| ID | 1000409 |
| Interest | 83 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1982 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| ID | 1000409 |
| Interest | 5 |
| Home office | Washington |
| Year | 1982 |
| Last year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hecla Mining Co |
| ID | 1000409 |
| Interest | 12 |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1555M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160790569 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 1000409 |
MINE/DEPOSIT FILE REPORT, CALADAY PROJECT, CALLAHAN MINING
COMPANY, WALLACE, ID, FINAL REPORT, USBM CONTRACT
NUMBER 50221028, APRIL, 1983.
THE MINING RECORD. CALLAHAN MINING RECORDS 1982 EARNINGS OF
$0.42 PER SHARE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1983.
THE MINING RECORD. CALLAHAN REPORTS THAT SALES AND EARNINGS
ARE DOWN. WED., OCT. 6, 1982.
THE MINING RECORD. CALADAY SHAFT WORK REACHES 3,000 LEVEL,
NOV. 3, 1982.
THE MINING RECORD. LEASE ANNOUNCED OF HECLA'S HORNSILVER-
PEERLESS PROPERTIES, WED., OCT. 27, 1982.
ARIZONA PAYDIRT. PP 32-34, NOV., 1982.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. THE SILVER MINES OF ASARCO,
PP 92-93, MAY, 1980.
COEUR D'ALENE MINES CORPORATION, 1995 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP.
9-12.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL., 86, #15, APRIL 12, 1997, P14.
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL., 86, #17, APRIL 26, 1997, P12.
USBM LIAISON OFFICE REPORT MNG. OP, 1972.
PAY DIRT, SEPT. 1996, P12.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE CALADAY PROPERTY ADJOINS THE GALENA MINE; OVER THE YEARS THE CALLAHAN COMPANY HAS EXPENSED 32.5 MILLION $ IN EXPLORATION AND SURFACE FACILITIES PLUS A 5101 FEET SHAFT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-MAY-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 03/22/1990 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 1000409 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Caladay Project |
| Current operator | Callahan Mining Corp |
| Current controller (parent) | Snead Charles D Jr |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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