Packsaddle Mine

Prospect in Bonner county in Idaho, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10241133
MRDS ID W007819
MAS/MILS ID 0160170128
Record type Site
Current site name Packsaddle Mine
Alternate or previous names Whalen Mine
Related records 10093430, 10290078

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -116.39525, 48.07906 (WGS84)
Elevation 915
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonner(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Minerva Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sandpoint(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Pend Oreille Lake(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(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 Bonner

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 055 N 001 E 30 SWSW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -116.39525, 48.07906

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Kaniksu National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE 1967 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL COUNTY REPT NO 6 P 126

  • Deposit

    SAMPSON 1928 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 31

  • Deposit

    SAMPSON E 1928 IDA BUR MNS PAMP 31

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 Kauffman, John D. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.