Black Bear

The Black Bear is a mine located in Shoshone county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,402 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

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Site Name

Primary: Black Bear

Commodity

Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Idaho
County: Shoshone
District: Lelande Area

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: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Black Bear Mines Co.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): 6-75 CROSBY (1969) GIVES TOTAL PRODUCTION FOR 1949-1950 AS 1 ST (15,650 METRIC TONS) WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 0.6 OZ AG P 1.8% PB AND 5.8% ZN. 6-75 MINOR PRODUCTION (LESS THAN 1000 METRIC TONS) WAS REPO 1973. 12-75 THE BLACK BEAR WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF THE FRISCO GROU RECENT YEARS THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN WORKED ON A SMALL SCALE A SEPARATE MINE. 12-75 THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY BLACK BEAR MINES CO., WALLAC GOLCONDA HAS A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN BLACK BEAR MINES CO.

References

Reference (Deposit): CROSBY 1969 COLO SCH MINES QRTLY VOL 64 NO 1 P 169-194

Reference (Deposit): FRYKLUND (WITH A SECTION BY WEIS) 1964 USGS PROF PAPER 445

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME AND CALKINS 1908 USGS PROF PAPER 62 203P

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY AND JONES 1923 USGS BULL 732 156P

Reference (Deposit): GRIGGS 1952 USGS OPEN FILE REPT 108P 23 PLS GLGY NOTES CNY

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