Mascot Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Copper
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070752
MRDS ID W013826
Record type Site
Current site name Mascot Mine
Alternate or previous names Mascott Mining and Milling Co.
Related records 10265368

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.0981, 43.69519 (WGS84)
Elevation 2438
Relative position 21 MI. FROM HAILEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grays Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Wood(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004N 020E 05,06,07,08 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Limestone, Shale, Quartzite, Quartzitic Conglomerate;Milligen Formation-Argillite;East Fork Formation-Limestone, Shale;Hyndman Formation-Quartzite
    Rock description Wood River Formation-Limestone, Shale, Quartzite, Quartzitic Conglomerate;Milligen Formation-Argillite;East Fork Formation-Limestone, Shale;Hyndman Formation-Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.0981, 43.69519

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55 DEG E
    Dip 65 DEG SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Slips, Faults, Shear Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS FOUND IN ALL FORMATIONS ABOVE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1875
Discoverer Tohill

Mining district

District name Warm Springs Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Harold Ivie

Production statistics

  • Year 1886
    Period 1884, 1886
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^34 - 60% Pb, 29 - 68 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 46wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 49g/mt
  • Year 1886
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^60. % Pb, 23.60 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 60wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 666g/mt
  • Year 1887
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^43.7 % Pb, 65 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 44wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 1835g/mt
  • Year 1891
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^58.3 % Pb, 23 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 58wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 649g/mt
  • Year 1908
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^38.8 % Pb, 22.4 % Zn, .01 Oz/Ton Au, 20 Oz/Ton Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 39wt-pct
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Trace Ore Zinc Zinc 22wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 565g/mt
  • Year 1917
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^23 Oz/Ton Ag, Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 649g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • ITEM 8 FROM PAYMASTER WORKINGS; ITEMS 2 - 7 FROM SILVER FORTUNE WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • MASCOT MINE IS CONSOLIDATION OF MANY PROSPECTS AND MINES. PRINCIPAL WORKINGS ARE LYDIA, SILVER FORTUNE, PAYMASTER, IRON CLAD, SNOW CLAD, P.K.; 1930 6 PATENTED, 55 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; 1962 42 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR - BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1 - 245.

  • Deposit

    STALEY, W. W., 1962, MASCOTT MINING AND MILLING CO.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814

  • Deposit

    1962 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.

  • Production

    ITEM 1, STALEY, W.W., 1962, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.; ITEMS 2-8, UMPLEBY, J.B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814, P. 199

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NUMEROUS VEINS. SILVER FORTUNE VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE
Deposit Discovery Year: 1870S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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External references