The Bobby Anderson Mine is a lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,300 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,300 Feet (701 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.5147, -116.23750
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Bobby Anderson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bobby Anderson Mine
Secondary: New Era Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: New Era Mines, Inc.
Owner Name: Epic Silver, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: St. Joe Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stains
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): E SIDE PINE CREEK, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE NORTHERN LIGHT MINE. PROPERTY ADJOINS NEW GENERAL AND ASARCO'S PAGE GROUP
Comment (Production): CARLOAD SHIPPED
Comment (Development): 77 UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 4 PATENTED CLAIMS ON PINE CR AND 16 CLAIMS S OF SILVER BOWL HELD BY NEW ERA. THE 165 CLAIMS HELD BY EPIC SILVER PROJECT ALSO INCLUDE LOOKOUT MTN, SPOKANE NAT'L AND SIGNAL SILVER
Comment (Workings): MAIN TUNNEL, 5 SHORT CROSSCUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): FORRESTER, J. D., AND NELSON, V. E., 1944 , LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE PINE CREEK AREA, COEUR D'ALENE MINING REGION, SHOSHONE CO., IDAHO: USGS SMI OPEN - FILE REPT., 27 P.
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 384, 112 P.
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 30 , 1968 .
Reference (Deposit): 5) MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: USGS BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F. C. CALKINS, BULL. 384
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710
Reference (Deposit): 1944 OTHER FORRESTER & NELSON, SMI O. F. REPT.
Reference (Production): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): JONES, EDWARD L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.
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