Description
G. A. Youngberger, W. E. Thompson
Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold, Vanadium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, STRINGERS
Ore controlSmall Shear Or Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold
GangueBiotite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith-Granite
StructureMinor Faults
AlterationChlorite, Gouge, Limonite, Oxidation, Manganese Stains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10071513
MRDS IDW014948
Alternate namesSeattle & Idaho, Idaho Comstock, Comstock Mine, Comstock Independence, Idaho-ComstockIndependence
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.51348, -115.45819
References
Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.O'Connor, D. M., 1936, Treatment Of Ore From The Dixie Comstock Gold Mine, Dixie, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, B.S. Thesis, 49 P.1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 70391939 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48