Rotbart Area Mine, Evolution Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Rotbart Area Mine | Mine |
Evolution Mining District | Mining District |
Shoshone County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 30' 0'' North , 116° 3' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Osburn | 1,510 (2017) | 4.2km |
Kellogg | 2,069 (2017) | 6.5km |
Wardner | 186 (2017) | 6.5km |
Wallace | 761 (2017) | 9.9km |
Smelterville | 603 (2017) | 10.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
404402
Long-form identifier:
1:2:404402:7
GUID (UUID V4):
6f8333b0-d868-48ef-b93c-5e1ac31cf590
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lincoln Mining Co.; Sunshine Mine
Located in the head of Polaris Gulch approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 kilometers) west-southwest of Osburn, Idaho.
Commodities (Major): Antimony, Silver
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit(s): Wallace Formation, St. Regis Formation
Host Rock(s): Quartzite
Structure(s): Silver Summit Fault, Big Creek Anticline
Alteration(s): Unspecified
Deposit Type(s): Vein
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin
Other Information: The Rotbart Area was wholly owned by the Lincoln Mining Co. but was worked on a royalty agreement with Sunshine, Polaris, and Silver Dollar mines.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.List of minerals for each chemical element
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Spokane Daily Chronicle: April 4, 1968, July 13, 1970, May 18, 1971.
La Heist B.A., 1964, Antimony-Mineral and Water Resources of Idaho, IGS Special Report, IBMG SR-1.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
- West Canadian-Alberta basinBasin
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