The Bunker Chance Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,802 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,802 Feet (854 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 47.52111, -116.13139
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Bunker Chance Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bunker Chance Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Coeur D' Alene District (Yreka)
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: Bunker Chance Mining Co.
Owner Name: Bunker Hill Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1922
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: Alhambra Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): MOST WORK DONE IN 1920'S & 1930'S. 1 PATENTED, 7 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: HAZARDOUS GROUND
Comment (Workings): 400 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL
References
Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 14 , 1974 ; JAN. 20 , 1970 ; APRIL 24 , 1968
Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 1975 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D' ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 21
Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, O. T., 1966 , 66TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1966 , P. 91
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