Stephen E. Box Arthur A. Bookstrom Robert L. Hooper J. Brian Mahoney Laurie S. Balistrieri 2010 Mining began in the late 1880s in the Coeur d'Alene mining district in northern Idaho (fig. 1). Although only two mines, the Galena and Lucky Friday, currently are operating, more than 90 historical mines exist in this region (Bennett and others, 1989). application/pdf 10.3133/b21916 en U.S. Geological Survey Impacts of historical mining in the Coeur d'Alene River Basin reports