Mine detail: Ambergris Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 47.54927, -115.82292

Resource(M)

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

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1919

Geology

Host rock:Upper Prichard Formation;Burke Formation
Host type:Quartzite
Tectonic:Belt Basin

References

MRDSW026699
DEP10106001
Reference{Deposit:: FRYKLUND, V. C., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR *LENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.}{Deposit:: GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , GEOLOGY AND NOTES ON ORE DEPOSITS IN CANYON-NINE MILE CREEKS AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.}{Deposit:: KATZ, F. J., 1928 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 , PT. 1 - METALS: USBM, P. 539 - 550}{Deposit:: Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur *lene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.}{Deposit:: 1928 COMPILE USBM, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE U. S., 1926}{Deposit:: 1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPEN-FILE REPT.}{Deposit:: 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445}{Production:: GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.}
ReporterMiller, Pat J.