The Nabob Mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,330 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: 3,330 Feet (1,015 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4881, -116.20580
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Nabob Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Nabob Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Pine Creek District (Yreka)
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: Nabob Silver - Lead Mines
Owner Name: Intermtn. Mineral Engineers, Inc; U. S. Antimony Corp.
Production
Year: 1975
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^15 % Pb And Zn, 2 Oz. Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1946
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; Placer Creek Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Lead
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 7 PATENTED CLAIMS, 35 UNPATENTED CLAIMS 250 TONS/DAY MILL
Comment (Deposit): IN THE PINE CREEK MINERAL BELT
Comment (Geology): PRICHARD STRIKES NW, DIPS 40 TO 60 DEG NE
References
Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 384 , 112 P.
Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52
Reference (Deposit): JONES, EDWARD L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE, ID, 61 P.
Reference (Deposit): 5) FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): 6) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES)
Reference (Deposit): 7) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 8 , 1975
Reference (Deposit): 1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285
Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F. C. CALKINS, BULL. 384
Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710
Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, 1974 MINING ACTIVITY
Reference (Production): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P. { SPOKANE CHRONICLE, SEPT. 11 , 1975
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