Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Ontario Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · St. Regis Formation-Quartzite, Argillite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Identification
Deposit ID10073352
MRDS IDW019396
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.52657, -116.15663
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.BELL, R. N., 1914 , 15TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1913 : IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT., P. 77Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.1914 COMPILE IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S 15TH ANN. REPT. FOR 19131923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 7321965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P. GERRY, C. N., 1919 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1917 , PT. 1 : USGS, P. 491