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Daisy Mine

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011698
MRDS ID D006794
Record type Site
Current site name Daisy Mine
Alternate or previous names Mattie Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.28761, 43.74549 (WGS84)
Elevation 2195
Relative position 6 MI. N40E OF KETCHUM, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sun Valley(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 005N 018E 22,23,26 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite
    Rock unit name Milligen Formation
    Rock description Milligen Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.28761, 43.74549
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Westward-Dipping Low-Angle Thrusts; Higher Angle Reverse Faults, Usually With Nw Strike And Sw Dip; And Normal Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip 35SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Warmsprings District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Daisy Lease Partnership
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Katherine Bonning
    Home office Ketchum, Id.
    First year 1955

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ADITS AND A FEW PITS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1955.

Comments on development

  • D.M.E.A. LOAN APPLICATION (DMEA-3436) WAS MADE IN 1955.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 814, 250 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 3436. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1981 Lewis, Reed S. (Orris, Greta J.) U.S. Geological Survey

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