Idaho, Montana · Shoshone, Sanders County
Past Producer

Jack Waite Mine

Shoshone, Sanders County, Idaho, Montana, United States
SilverLeadZincCopperGold
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Description

Jack Waite

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein, Polymetallic, Coeur d' Alene
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlOre usually found in footwall of shear zone and the intersection of the main shear zone and secondary fracture zones.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Cerussite, Pyrrhotite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Slate · Lower and Upper Prichard Formation
StructureShear zone explored 1700 meters on strike and 520 meters down dip.
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationGouge, Secondary Silica, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1911-1912,1916-1920, 1922-1923, 1926-1961, 1969
First production1918
Last production1969
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10078310
MRDS IDW026583
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates47.66399, -115.74444
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.CROWLEY, F.A., 1963, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS), SANDERS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 34, 58 PTURNER, J.R., 1931, THE JACK WAITE MINE: AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V. 17, NO. 12, P. 671-673.HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 742 - 743YOUNG, F. M., CROWLEY, FRANK A., SAHINEN, UUNO M., 1962, MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING, MONTANA BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 30, P. 35TURNER, J.R., 1931, THE JACK WAITE MINE: MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V.17, NO. 12, P. 671-673.MINING TRUTH, 1927, HOW JACK WAITE WAS MADE A MINE: MINING TRUTH, V. 12, NO. 5, P. 19-20.?KROHN, D.H. AND WEIST, M.M., 1977, PRINCIPAL INFORMATION ON MONTANA MINES: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL PUBLICATION 75, P. 128.JENKS, W.F., 1938, GEOLOGY OF PORTIONS OF THE LIBBY AND TROUT CREEK QUADRANGLES, MONTANA AND IDAHO: UNPUBLISHED PH.D. DISSERTATION, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, P. 209-210.Mitchell, V.E., and Bennett, E.H., 1983, Production statistics for the Coeur d'Alene mining district,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.Long, K.R., 1998, Grade and tonnage models for Coeur d'Alene-type polymetallic veins: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-583, 28 p.