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Puzzler Mine

Past Producer in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071924
MRDS ID W015698
MAS/MILS ID 0160370093
Record type Site
Current site name Puzzler Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.67559, 43.8527 (WGS84)
Elevation 2560
Relative position 4.75 MI SSW OF MACKAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shelly Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Big Lost(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Salmon-Challis 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 Custer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 023E 13 E2NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • S of Champion Mine

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Brazer Formation (White Knob Limestone)-Limestone
    Rock description Brazer Formation (White Knob Limestone)-Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.67559, 43.8527
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alder Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Leland, G. R., 1957, General Geology And Mineralization Of The Mackay Stock Area: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 71 P

  • Production

    Leland, G. R., 1957, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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