The Consolidated Silver Mine is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 47.5025, -116.03083
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Consolidated Silver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Consolidated Silver Mine
Secondary: Silver Chieftain
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Consolidated Silver Corp. (Hecla, Cd'A Mines, Silver Dollar, Sunshine, Merger, Plainview)
Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Polaris Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): 80 PATENTED, 19 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. 7731 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING IN 6 HOLES. ASARCO PLANS TO DO 56000 FT DDH, 27,000 FT DRIFTING AND CROSSCUTS.
Comment (Workings): ASARCO PLANS TO GO TO 5500 FT DEPTH (2800 FT BELOW SEA LEVEL)
Comment (Deposit): ORGANIZED TO ACQUIRE PART OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE SILVER SUMMIT AREA, NELLIE, SILVER CHIEFTAIN, LINCOLN, FREEMAN - SITES GROUND. SILVER DOLLAR OWNS 9.45 % OF CONSOLIDATED SILVER
Comment (Reserve-Resource): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 11 , 1975
References
Reference (Production): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 11 , 1975
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 38
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, DEC. 16 , 1969 ; OCT. 2 , 1968 ; NOV. 27 , 1967
Reference (Deposit): SILVER DOLLAR'S 1974 ANNUAL REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINER, FEB. 5 , 1976 , P. 4
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