The Black Bear is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,402 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: 3,402 Feet (1,037 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 47.5131, -115.85190
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Black Bear MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Bear
Commodity
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Lelande Area
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
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Black Bear Mines Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 6-75 CROSBY (1969) GIVES TOTAL PRODUCTION FOR 1949-1950 AS 1 ST (15,650 METRIC TONS) WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 0.6 OZ AG P 1.8% PB AND 5.8% ZN. 6-75 MINOR PRODUCTION (LESS THAN 1000 METRIC TONS) WAS REPO 1973. 12-75 THE BLACK BEAR WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE FRISCO GROU RECENT YEARS THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN WORKED ON A SMALL SCALE A SEPARATE MINE. 12-75 THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY BLACK BEAR MINES CO., WALLAC GOLCONDA HAS A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN BLACK BEAR MINES CO.
References
Reference (Deposit): CROSBY 1969 COLO SCH MINES QRTLY VOL 64 NO 1 P 169-194
Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME AND CALKINS 1908 USGS PROF PAPER 62 203P
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 156P
Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OPEN FILE REPT 108P 23 PLS GLGY NOTES CNY
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