Paramount Mine, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Paramount Mine | Mine |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 31' 2'' North , 116° 6' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Wardner | 186 (2017) | 2.3km |
Kellogg | 2,069 (2017) | 2.6km |
Smelterville | 603 (2017) | 6.4km |
Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 8.0km |
Pinehurst | 1,580 (2017) | 10.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
139651
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:139651:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d6fac612-f5b9-45d6-8d27-1302ee370f90
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yreka United Group Mine; High Grade; Higrade; Hill; Kellogg Galena; Mohawk; O.K.; Paramount; Altura; Wolverine
Located in the West Fork Elk Creek approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 kilometers) southeast of Kellogg, Idaho.
Commodities (Trace) - Zinc, Silver, Lead
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit(s): Wallace Formation
Host Rock(s): Quartzite
Structure(s): Osburn Fault, Big Creek Anticline
Alteration(s): Unknown
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10073339 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
USA
- Idaho
- Yreka Mining DistrictMining District
- Montana
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