Consolidated Silver Mine

The Consolidated Silver Mine is a silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Consolidated Silver Mine
Secondary: Silver Chieftain

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D'Alene 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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Consolidated Silver Corp. (Hecla, Cd'A Mines, Silver Dollar, Sunshine, Merger, Plainview)

Owner Name: Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Polaris Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Development): 80 PATENTED, 19 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. 7731 FT OF DIAMOND DRILLING IN 6 HOLES. ASARCO PLANS TO DO 56000 FT DDH, 27,000 FT DRIFTING AND CROSSCUTS.

Comment (Workings): ASARCO PLANS TO GO TO 5500 FT DEPTH (2800 FT BELOW SEA LEVEL)

Comment (Deposit): ORGANIZED TO ACQUIRE PART OF THE PROPERTIES OF THE SILVER SUMMIT AREA, NELLIE, SILVER CHIEFTAIN, LINCOLN, FREEMAN - SITES GROUND. SILVER DOLLAR OWNS 9.45 % OF CONSOLIDATED SILVER

Comment (Reserve-Resource): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 11 , 1975

References

Reference (Production): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 11 , 1975

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 38

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, DEC. 16 , 1969 ; OCT. 2 , 1968 ; NOV. 27 , 1967

Reference (Deposit): SILVER DOLLAR'S 1974 ANNUAL REPORT.

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINER, FEB. 5 , 1976 , P. 4

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