The Dixie Comstock Mine is a lead mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 45.51361, -115.45722
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Dixie Comstock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dixie Comstock Mine
Secondary: Idaho Comstock
Secondary: Comstock Mine
Secondary: Comstock Independence
Secondary: Seattle & Idaho
Secondary: Idaho-Comstock
Secondary: Independence
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Dixie District
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Dixie Comstock Gold Mining Co.
Owner Name: Dixie Comstock Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1896
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Clearwater Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite, Gouge, Limonite, Oxidation, Manganese Stains
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Biotite
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): On Comstock Creek 3.5 Miles By Road S. Of Dixie
Comment (Production): Value Estimated At $60000 - $250000
Comment (Development): 12 Patented, 15 Unpatented Claims; 4 - Stamp Mill
Comment (Workings): 7 Adits
Comment (Geology): Shear Trends N 50 Deg W
References
Reference (Deposit): Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.
Reference (Deposit): O'Connor, D. M., 1936, Treatment Of Ore From The Dixie Comstock Gold Mine, Dixie, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, B.S. Thesis, 49 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039
Reference (Deposit): 1939 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48
Reference (Production): Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48
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