Dobson Pass Prospect

The Dobson Pass Prospect is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,209 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

Name: Dobson Pass Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Shoshone

Elevation: 4,209 Feet (1,283 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 47.5417, -115.88720

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Dobson Pass Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Dobson Pass Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead


Location

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


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: Dobson Pass Mining Co.
Home Office: Box 1025, Kellogg, Idaho 83873


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Not available


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): 6 CLAIMS (PATENTED) INCLUDED IN PROPERTY

Comment (Location): W OF OLD REX MINE IN DOBSON PASS AREA. 4 MI N OF SILVER STAR PROP. ADJOINING DAYROCK MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): Hobbs, S. W., And Others, 1965 , Geology Of The Coeur D'Alene District, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 478 , 139 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1965 GEOLMAP S. W. HOBBS AND OTHERS, PROF. PAPER 478

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, FEB. 24 , 1968 ; JAN. 11 , 1967

Reference (Deposit): ENGINEERING AND MIN. JOUR., MAR., 1967

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, B. R., DIR., 1975 , FIRST ANN. REPT. ADDENDUM OF THE IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, P. 67


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