| Deposit ID | 10090093 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W014412 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Comeback Mine |
| Related records | 10120021 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.89263, 44.00849 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 3 MI SE GRIMES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Boise(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Garden Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Deadwood River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Challis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Payette(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Boise National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Boise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 008N | 005E | 25 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY OF HAND SAMPLE: 48.2 OZ AU/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 217.7 OZ. AG/TON |
| Result | 2.4% PB |
| Result | 1.09% CU |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite, Quartz Monzonite;Porphyry Dikes |
| Rock description | Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite, Quartz Monzonite;Porphyry Dikes |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -115.89263, 44.00849 |
|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Discoverer | Joseph Gornick, Louis Painich |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| District name | Grimes Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Comeback Mining Co. |
| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^.48 % Cu, 8.02 % Pb, 6.65 % Zn, 2.81 Oz/Ton Au, 95.39 Oz/Ton Ag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1592.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014412 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | CH_574 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ROSS, C. P., 1934, SOME LODE DEPOSITS IN THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL 846-D, PP. 239-285.
USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974: USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.
ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119 - 319.
CAMPBELL, A., 1945, FORTY - SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1944.
5) BELL, R. N., 1935, THE GOLD RESOURCES OF IDAHO: MINING AND CONTRACTING REVIEW, V. 37, NO. 33, P. 6-7.
1934 GEOLMAP ROSS, C. P., BULL. 846 - D
1945 COMPILE 46TH ANN. IDAHO STATE INSPECTOR'S REPT., 1944
1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944-C.
1975 COMPILE USBM, MINING ACTIVITY LIST, 1974
ITEM 1, CAMPBELL, A., 1945, 46TH ANNUAL REPORT; ITEM 8, BELL, R. N., 1935, MINING AND CONTRACTING REVIEW, V. 37, NO. 33
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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