Idora Mine

The Idora Mine is a zinc, lead, and silver mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,501 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: Idora Mine

Commodity

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

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Idora Silver Mines, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chlorite

Rocks

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS 5-6% PB, 5-6% ZN, AND ABOUT 3 OZ/TON AG

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Location): HEADWATERS OF CARBON CREEK. SURROUNDED BY DAY PROPERTY

Comment (Development): 16 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): DEPTHS TO TOP, BOTTOM ARE EXPRESSED IN ELEVATION. IN THE SUNSET MINERAL BELT

References

Reference (Deposit): 5) WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENE) AND WASHINGTON, P. 72 .

Reference (Deposit): 6) GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF CANYON-NINE MILE CREEKS AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.

Reference (Deposit): WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1976 , DIRECTORY OF MINES, IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES), AND WASHINGTON, 1976 - 77 : SPOKANE, WESTERN MINING NEWS, P. 41

Reference (Deposit): SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 28 , 1974 .

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.

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

Reference (Deposit): 1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 732

Reference (Deposit): 1952 GEOLMAP A. B. GRIGGS, OPENFILE REPT.

Reference (Deposit): 1964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445

Reference (Production): GRIGGS, A. B., 1952 , USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 108 P.

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