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Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Giant Ledge Topo Map

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Giant Ledge Shaft

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Giant Ledge Mill Remnants

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Giant Ledge Topo Map

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Giant Ledge Shaft

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Giant Ledge Mill Remnants

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Giant Ledge Topo Map

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
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Giant Ledge Shaft

Giant Ledge Mine, Summit Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 35' 9'' North , 115° 47' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.58591,-115.79679
GeoHash:
G#: c2mwsyz25
GRN:
N32W57
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mullan675 (2017)12.9km
Wallace761 (2017)15.9km
Osburn1,510 (2017)17.6km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)24.8km
Wardner186 (2017)26.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
45843
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:45843:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located on Granite Creek approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 kilometers) south of the confluence of Granite Creek and Prichard Creek near NF-9 (Thompson Pass Road). This is approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 kilometers) southeast of Murray, Idaho.
Commodities (Tertiary): copper, lead
Development Status: Mine
Host Rock Unit: Prichard Formation;
Host Rock: Quartz
Structure: French Gulch Fault
Alteration: Syenite, monzonite, quartz syenite; syenitic intrusions contact zone with Prichard Formation
Ore: Stringers
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS

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SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10078380
Link to USGS MRDS:10242091

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References

Hosterman J.W., Cressman E.R., 1956, Geology of the Murray area, Shoshone County, Idaho-Contributions to economic geology, 1955, USGS Bulletin, B-1027-P.
UMPLEBY, J. R., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.
idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0126
Bennett, E.H., Mitchell, V.E. (1998), Site Inspection Report for the Abandoned and Inactive Mines in Idaho on U.S. Forest Service Lands (Region I), Idaho Panhandle National Forest, Volume I: Prichard Creek and Eagle Creek Drainages, IGS S 03-2.
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