Dixie Comstock Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Vanadium
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071513
MRDS ID W014948
MAS/MILS ID 0160490174
Record type Site
Current site name Dixie Comstock Mine
Alternate or previous names Idaho Comstock, Comstock Mine, Comstock Independence, Seattle & Idaho, Idaho-Comstock, Independence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.45819, 45.51348 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 2.5 MI S OF DIXIE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dixie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Salmon-Chamberlain(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 025N 008E 10,15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On Comstock Creek 3.5 Miles By Road S. Of Dixie

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Vanadium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Biotite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Chlorite, Gouge, Limonite, Oxidation, Manganese Stains

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.45819, 45.51348

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Faults

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES, STRINGERS
    Strike N 70 DEG W
    Dip 85 DEG NE
    Length 30.48M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Small Shear Or Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • Shear Trends N 50 Deg W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1896
Discoverer G. A. Youngberger, W. E. Thompson

Mining district

District name Dixie District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Dixie Comstock Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dixie Comstock Gold Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • Value Estimated At $60000 - $250000

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1021.08M

Comments on the workings information

  • 7 Adits

Comments on development

  • 12 Patented, 15 Unpatented Claims; 4 - Stamp Mill

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.

  • Deposit

    Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    1938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039

  • Deposit

    1939 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48

  • Production

    Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-DEC-1996 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.