Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Douglas Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
LeadZincSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate · Prichard Formation-Slate, Quartzose Argillite
StructureBrecciation
AlterationFe Stains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10073432
MRDS IDW019510
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.45487, -116.18381
References
FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTH WESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 384 , 112 P.USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE , IDAHO, 61 P.5) MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52 .6) FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE PINE CREEK AREA, COEUR D'ALENE MINING REGION, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.7) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 431920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 7101944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON, SMI O. F. REPT.1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 4451975 COMPILE USBM, 1974 MINING ACTIVITYFORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.