The Coon Dog Mine is a copper, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 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
Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.0383, -115.80470
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Coon Dog Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coon Dog Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Boise Basin
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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Grimes Homestake Gold Mines Consolidated, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LOT NO. 1: AU - .15 OZ, AG - 13.4 OZ, PB - .85%, ZN - 7.1%, CU - 4.95% (CARLOAD SHIPMENT)
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Covellite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): IN COON DOG NO. 9 THE QUARTZ VEINS ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN A 200 FOOT RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKE; M170 REFERS TO NO. 9 WORKINGS.
Comment (Location): ABOUT 1 1/2 MI NE OF GOLDEN AGE MINE
Comment (Commodity): LOT NO. 2 AU - .10 OZ, AG - 14.6 OZ, ZN - 7.2%, CU - 5.56% (CARLOAD SHIPMENT)
Comment (Production): 2 CARLOAD SHIPMENT FROM COON DOG I
Comment (Development): 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE BOISE BASIN, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1947 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119 - 319
Reference (Deposit): 1924 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUR MINES, BULL. 9.
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A.L., BULL. 944-C.
Reference (Production): BALLARD, S. M., 1924, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 9, 103 P.
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