Commodore Property

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

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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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