Penobscot Mine

Past Producer in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Antimony, Zinc
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. 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. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070638
MRDS ID W013653
Record type Site
Current site name Penobscot Mine
Related records 10265931

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.2837, 43.46409 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Relative position 1 1/4 MI. W. OF BELLEVUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bellevue(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 018E 35 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • S. OF MOUTH OF GALENA GULCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Milligen Form.-Shale, Argillite
    Rock description Milligen Form.-Shale, Argillite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Argillite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.2837, 43.46409

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Milligen Form. Strikes N 8 Deg E And Dips 55 Deg W

Ore body information

  • General form SEAMS
    Strike N 9 DEG. W.
    Dip 60 DEG. W.

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Mineral Hill District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • ITEMS 8 , 9 , & 10 PRODUCTION WAS IN 1883 , 1897 , & 1900 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 263.65M

Comments on development

  • 3 CLAIMS AND A MILL SITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.

  • 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

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

  • Deposit

    1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90

  • Production

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1976 Steigner, William D.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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