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Benton Mine, Lelande Mining District, Shoshone County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
47° 31' 39'' North , 115° 48' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
47.52750,-115.80639
GeoHash:
G#: c2mwku07g
GRN:
N32W57
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mullan675 (2017)6.4km
Wallace761 (2017)10.9km
Osburn1,510 (2017)14.7km
Kellogg2,069 (2017)23.5km
Wardner186 (2017)24.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
135866
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:135866:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Silver Dollar Mining Company Mine


Located approximately 0.9 miles (1.5 kilometers) northeast of Burke, Idaho in Gorge Gulch.

Commodities (Major) - Silver, Lead; (Trace) - Gold, Mercury, Antimony
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Upper Prichard Formation
Structure: Brecciated; Gouge
Host Rock: Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘCinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ CinnabarHgS
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ CinnabarHgS

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Link to USGS MRDS:10078396
Link to USGS MRDS:10120918

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
USA

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References

SHANNON 1926 US NATL MUSEUM BULL 732 P 98
SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 12 , 1968 ; AUG. 17 , 1967 ; APRIL 10 , 1967
idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu (n.d.) https://idahogeomap.nkn.uidaho.edu/webmap/WebData/Mines.asp?Operation=Details&IDs=WL0239
Fryklund, V. C., Jr., (1964) , Ore Deposits of the Coeur D'alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 445 , 103 P.
HOBBS S. W., GRIGGS A.B., WALLACE R.E., CAMPBELL A.B., (1965), GEOLOGY OF THE COEUR D' ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 478.
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