Cave Mine

The Cave Mine is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,100 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Cave Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 44.4139, -114.33060

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Cave Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cave Mine


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Type: Patented


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Christopher Peterson


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): ONLY 1 VEIN PRODUCED

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL, DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 539, 104 P

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 519, P. 227.

Reference (Deposit): BELL, R.N., 1904, REPORT OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1903, P. 52.


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