Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Western Union Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
LeadSilverGoldCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryGold, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formREPLACEMENT - TABULAR, FISSURE VEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Calcite, Pyrite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prichard Formation;Burke Formation
Tectonic setting"Belt Basin"
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078423
MRDS IDW026742
Alternate namesDay Mines, H.E.M. Mining Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.50677, -115.95543
References
{Deposit:: Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1964 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.}{Deposit:: Campbell, S., 1922 , 23rd Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1921 , P. 116}{Deposit:: Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965, Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USGS Prof Paper 478}{Deposit:: 1922 Compile Idaho Mine Inspector'S 23rd Ann. Rept.}{Deposit:: 1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445}{Deposit:: Crosby 1959 Prof Engineering Thesis, Univ Of Minnesota}{Production:: Kiessling, O. E., 1932 , Mineral Resources Of The U.S., 1929 , Pt. 1 - Metals: USBM, P. 398}