Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Reindeer Queen Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
CopperSilverZincLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formGRAINS, SEAMS, MASSES
Ore controlFissure Filling
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite · St. Regis Formation
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationChlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Identification
Deposit ID10106004
MRDS IDW026729
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.44737, -115.76432
References
FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 11 , 1969UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.HOBBS, S. W., ETAL, 1965 , GEOLOGY OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE CO., MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 478 .1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 7321964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.