Idaho · Shoshone County
Producer

Four Square Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
LeadTungstenSilverGoldZincCopper
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Description

E. M. Smith, R. J. Linden, F. Jenkins, A. Aulbach, C. W. O'Neil

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Tungsten, Silver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formRIBBON, IRREGULAR, KIDNEY
Ore controlBedding Contact; Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite
GangueApatite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · Prichard Formation;Burke Formation
StructureFaults Displace Veins 1 To 20 Ft
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationSome Gouge; Ankerite; Sericite; Chlorite; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1884
Identification
Deposit ID10078341
MRDS IDW026628
Alternate namesAchievement Mine, Golden Winnie Group, Crown Point Group, Flagstaff Group, Friday Mine, Lucky Winnie Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.62567, -115.90103
References
SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.WESTERN MINING NEWS, APRIL 17 , 1974SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAY 30 , 1974USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE, 61 P.5) UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.6) 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.7) RANSOME, F. L., 1905 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 260 , P. 274 - 3031905 OTHER F. L. RANSOME, BULL. 2601908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 621923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 7321938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 471975 COMPILE USBM, 1974 MINING ACTIVITYSHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 47 . RANSOME AND CALKINS, 1908 , USGS PP 62