Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Senator Stewart Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
ZincSilverLeadCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Silver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeHYDROTHERMAL VEIN AND REPLACEMENT
Model{85: Polymetallic veins}
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore control"Ore-bearing structure links the West Fault and the Osburn Fault.", "Orebody hosted by Revett Formation quartzite."
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Tetrahedrite, Sphalerite
GangueSiderite, Ankerite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Revett Formation
Structure"Osburn Fault and West Fault, WNW striking shears.", "NE-trending faults that link the Osburn and West Faults.", "Deposit within overturned NE limb of a WNW-trending anticline."
Tectonic setting"Belt Basin"
Alteration"Upper levels of orebody oxidized."
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1904-1907, 1910-1922, 1924-1928, 1930-1931, 1946-1951
First production1904
Last production1951
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10073355
MRDS IDW019399
Alternate namesStewart
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.52097, -116.17043
References
{Deposit:: UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.}{Deposit:: RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.}{Deposit:: Kennedy, G.A., 1912, Report on the Steart mine, property of the Stewart Mining Company, Coeur d'Alene minind district, Shoshone County, Idaho, 34 p.; supplementary report, 1913, 29 p.}{Production:: Mitchell, V.E., and Bennett, E.H., 1983, Production statistics for the Coeur d'Alene mining district, Shoshone County, Idaho, 1884-1980: Idaho Geological Survey Technical Report 83-3, 33 p.}