Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Snowshoe Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · Revett Formation
StructureGouge
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078347
MRDS IDW026635
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.48797, -115.74102
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 142CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 2111914 OTHER CALKINS AND JONES, BULL. 5401923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES, P. 142