The Commodore Property is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,699 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,699 Feet (1,737 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.49, -114.35080
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Commodore Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Commodore Property
Secondary: Idaho Alta Metals Corp. Property
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho Alta Metals Corp., R.L. Hunter, Mine Foreman
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: A Large Nw-Trending, Ne Dipping Fault Is The Major Structure
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ABOUT .5 MI SW OF THE CLIMAX MINE.
Comment (Development): APPLIED FOR D.M.E.A. LOAN IN 1955 (D.M.E.A. DOCKET 3963).
Comment (Workings): ONE ADIT AND NUMEROUS TRENCHES COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1955.
Comment (Geology): A DIORITE BODY OUTCROPS ABOUT 2000 FT SOUTH OF THE MINERALIZED ZONE
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 3963 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 814,250 P.
Reference (Deposit): IBMG PAMP 90, 73 P.
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA.
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