Metaline Contact Mines, a royalty-based mineral resources company, engages in the acquisition and leasing of mineral resource properties. The company primarily explores for zinc and gold deposits. It owns interests in the Pend Oreille/Metaline Zinc Mines located in Pend Oreille County, Washington; and the Golden Chest Mine consisting of patented mining claims in Shoshone County, Idaho. The company was founded in 1928 and is based in Murray, Idaho.