Alamo Mine

The Alamo Mine is a mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,782 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: Alamo Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Bonner

Elevation: 2,782 Feet (848 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 48.1936, -116.23940

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Alamo Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alamo Mine


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork Mining 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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Siderite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1965 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 134 18P

Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE 1967 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL COUNTY REPT 6 P 81-82, 11

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON 1930 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL BULL 12 P 121-122


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