The Old Dominion Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,299 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: 5,299 Feet (1,615 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 42.4692, -113.52940
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Old Dominion Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Dominion Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Stokes 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1888
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains - Albion Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: MASSES, STRINGERS, POCKETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: 15 Ft. Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Lead
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): SEVERAL CUTS & SHAFTS AND 3 TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CASSIA COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14, 169 P
Reference (Deposit): 1931 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 1
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