Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Tuscumbia

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
ZincLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
TertiaryLead, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueMagnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · "Upper Prichard Formation", "Burke Formation"
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationChlorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Identification
Deposit ID10078377
MRDS IDW026676
Alternate namesTuscumbia Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.56987, -115.85542
References
Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , 156 P.Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1964 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.Hosterman, J. W., 1956, Geology Of The Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho, USGS Bull 1027-P, Pl. 571923 Geolmap Umpleby And Jones, Bulletin 7321952 Geolmap A. B. Griggs, Open-File Rept.1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et AlGriggs, A. B., 1952 , USGS Open File Rept., 108 P.