Mineral Zone Mine

The Mineral Zone Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,101 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: Mineral Zone Mine
Secondary: Colonel Sellers
Secondary: Colonel

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp. (ICMC)
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -

Owner Name: Jongault Mines, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Plant Type: Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant Subtype: Hydromet
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Dredging
Milling Method: Gravity
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Development): 9 Claims

Comment (Workings): Workings At 100 And 150 Ft

Comment (Identification): Property May Be Part Of The Mineral Zone Project Exploration Area Held By Idaho Consolidated Metals Corp.

References

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.

Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1907, Eight Annual Rept. Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906

Reference (Deposit): 5) Griner, W. C., 1975, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973-1974, 98 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1907 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Report

Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9

Reference (Deposit): 1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9

Reference (Ownership): Idaho Consolidated Metals Corporation, News Release.

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