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Alice Consolidated Mine, Hunter Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Alice Consolidated MineMine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 28' 30'' North , 115° 50' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mullan675 (2017)3.5km
Wallace761 (2017)6.0km
Osburn1,510 (2017)11.9km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)21.5km
Wardner186 (2017)22.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
45798
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45798:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Maurer Mines; Alice Mining; Alice Silver-Lead Mining; Mullan Silver-Lead Company; Argus; Alice Mine; Mullan Silver Lead Co.; Alice Silver


Located approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 kilometers) west of Mullan, Idaho on the northern of the South Fork of the Coeur d' Alene River. The mine was located in Ruddy Gulch.

Deposit: Mary j vein strikes N 60 deg E ? , dips 80 deg s. Mine in the Golconda-Lucky Friday mineral belt. The Alice Consolidated Project was discontinued in early 1976 because no significant mineralization was discovered.
Development: 1169 acres; 15000 ft of diamond drilling in 1971 - 72 . 20 patented claims
Rock Formation(s):Wallace Formation ;Revett Formation; Burke Formation; St. Regis Formation
Structure: Osburn Fault; Sharp Folds; Brecciation
Alteration: Gouge; Silicification; Oxidation
Tectonics: Belt Basin formation(s)
Ore(s): Shear Zone

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7 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SbAntimony
Sb Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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