Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Monitor Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
CopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Lower Wallace Formation
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Identification
Deposit ID10105995
MRDS IDW026609
Alternate namesMontana - Idaho Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.35181, -115.57434
References
KATZ, F. J., 1928 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1925 , PT. I - METALS: USBM, P. 539 - 550GERRY, C. N., 1925 , GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1922 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 242CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO, AND SALTESE, MONTANA: USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 211PARDEE, J. T., 1911 , GEOLOGY AND MINERALIZATION OF THE UPPER ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 470 , P. 39 - 61 .5) COLLIER, A. J., 1906 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE ST. JOE RIVER BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 129 - 139 .6) GERRY, C. N., 1920 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1918 , PT. 1 - METALS: USGS, P. 4921906 OTHER A. J. COLLIER, BULL. 2851911 OTHER J. T. PARDEE, BULL. 4701914 OTHER CALKINS AND JONES, BULL. 540 { 1925 COMPILE C. N. GERRY, MINERAL RESOURCES OF U. S., 19221928 COMPILE US BUR MINES, MINERAL RESOURCES OF U. S., 1925CALKINS, F. C., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1914 , USGS BULL. 540 , P. 167 - 211 . BELL, R. N., 1906 , 7TH ANN. REPT. OF IDAHO MINING INDUSTRY FOR 1905 , P. 129