Bundy Mine

The Bundy Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Camas 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: Bundy Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Camas

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

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 43.5675, -114.60060

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Bundy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bundy Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Camas
District: Willow Cr. 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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Bundy Lead And Silver Mines, Inc..
Home Office: Boise, Id.
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Considerable Post Mineralization Shear Has Taken Place


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Stained Gossan


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE RIDGE BETWEEN CABIN GULCH AND WILLOW CREEK.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SMALL PITS AND THREE SHORT ADITS (1951)


References

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE, WA


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