Mine detail: Tuscumbia

Previously called 'Tuscumbia Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 47.56987, -115.85542

Resource(M)

Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead, Silver, Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite

Production

Operation type: Surface
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1911

Geology

Host rock:Upper Prichard Formation, Burke Formation
Host type:Quartzite
Tectonic:Belt Basin
Alteration processes:Chlorite

References

MRDSW026676
MAS160790457
DEP10078377
Reference{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., And Jones, E. L., Jr., 1923 , Geology And Ore Deposits Of Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 732 , 156 P.}{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:: 1923 Geolmap Umpleby And Jones, Bulletin 732}{Deposit:: 1952 Geolmap A. B. Griggs, Open-File Rept.}{Deposit:: 1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 445}{Deposit:: IBMG Mines & Prospects Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho, 1981, Hustedde, Et Al}{Production:: Griggs, A. B., 1952 , USGS Open File Rept., 108 P.}
ReporterMiller, Pat J., Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Hasler, J. William