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Old Dominion Mine

Past Producer in Cassia county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105620
MRDS ID W013251
Record type Site
Current site name Old Dominion Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.53027, 42.46911 (WGS84)
Elevation 1615
Relative position 4 1/2 MI. N.E. OF ALBION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Albion(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oakley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Walcott(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 011S 025E 16 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Lead Ore
Malachite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Harrison Series, Quartzite;Brazer Form., Limestone Or Marble
    Rock description Harrison Series, Quartzite;Brazer Form., Limestone Or Marble
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.53027, 42.46911
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description 15 Ft. Gouge

Ore body information

  • General form MASSES, STRINGERS, POCKETS
    Strike N 10 DEG E
    Dip 60 DEG NW
    Width 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1888

Mining district

District name Stokes District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL CUTS & SHAFTS AND 3 TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., 1931, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CASSIA COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 14, 169 P

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY BULL. 1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Murphy, Lyn S.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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