Mine detail: Toughnut Mine

Previously called 'Tough Nut'

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Location

Lat / long:

47.57067, -115.86242

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead
Secondary:	Zinc
Tertiary:	Gold, Silver, Copper
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite

Production

Operation type:	Surface
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Prichard Formation
Host type:	Quartzite
Tectonic:	Belt Basin

References

MRDS	W026675
MAS	160790456
DEP	10078376
Reference	{Deposit:: Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1964 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur *lene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.}{Deposit:: Hosterman, J. W., 1956, Geology Of The Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho, USGS Bull 1027-P, Pl. 57}{Deposit:: 1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 44}{Deposit:: IBMG, Mines & Prospects Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et Al}
Reporter	Miller, Pat J., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)