Nabob Mine

The Nabob Mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,330 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Nabob Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Pine Creek District (Yreka)

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: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Nabob Silver - Lead Mines

Owner Name: Intermtn. Mineral Engineers, Inc; U. S. Antimony Corp.

Production

Year: 1975
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^15 % Pb And Zn, 2 Oz. Ag/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1946
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: St. Joe Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation; Placer Creek Fault

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe - Stains

Rocks

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

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Lead
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): 7 PATENTED CLAIMS, 35 UNPATENTED CLAIMS 250 TONS/DAY MILL

Comment (Deposit): IN THE PINE CREEK MINERAL BELT

Comment (Geology): PRICHARD STRIKES NW, DIPS 40 TO 60 DEG NE

References

Reference (Deposit): CALKINS, F. C., 1909 , A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 384 , 112 P.

Reference (Deposit): MAC DONALD, D. F., 1906 , ECONOMIC FEATURES OF NORTHERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 285 , P. 41 - 52

Reference (Deposit): JONES, EDWARD L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 710 , 36 P.

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975 , ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974 , USBM, BOISE, ID, 61 P.

Reference (Deposit): 5) FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.

Reference (Deposit): 6) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES)

Reference (Deposit): 7) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 8 , 1975

Reference (Deposit): 1906 OTHER D. F. MAC DONALD, BULL. 285

Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F. C. CALKINS, BULL. 384

Reference (Deposit): 1920 RECON E. L. JONES, BULL. 710

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE USBM, 1974 MINING ACTIVITY

Reference (Production): JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P. { SPOKANE CHRONICLE, SEPT. 11 , 1975

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