Mine detail: Union Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

47.52457, -115.81992

Resource(M)

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

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Burke Formation;Upper Prichard Formation
Host type:	Quartzite
Tectonic:	Belt Basin
Alteration processes:	Green Biotite

References

MRDS	W026737
MAS	160790465
DEP	10078419
Reference	{Deposit:: Fryklund, V. C., Jr., 1964 , Ore Deposits Of The Coeur *lene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.}{Deposit:: Corsby, G. M., 1969, Quarterly Of The Colorado School Mines, V. 64, No. 1, P. 172.}{Deposit:: 1964 Other V. C. Fryklund, Prof. Paper 44}{Deposit:: IBMG, Mines & Prospect Of The Wallace Quad, Idaho 1981, Hustedde, Et Al}{Production:: Crosby, G. M., 1969 , Quarterly Of The Colorado Sch. Mines, V. 64 , No. 1 , P. 172}
Reporter	Western Field Operations Center (WFOC), Miller, Pat J.