| Deposit ID | 10070752 |
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| 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: | -114.0981, 43.69519 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 21 MI. FROM HAILEY |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Blaine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004N | 020E | 05,06,07,08 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| 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 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 |
| (1) | -114.0981, 43.69519 |
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| Strike | N 55 DEG E |
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| Dip | 65 DEG SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Tohill |
| District name | Warm Springs Creek District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harold Ivie |
| Year | 1886 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1884, 1886 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^34 - 60% Pb, 29 - 68 Oz Ag/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1886 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^60. % Pb, 23.60 Oz/Ton Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43.7 % Pb, 65 Oz/Ton Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1891 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^58.3 % Pb, 23 Oz/Ton Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^38.8 % Pb, 22.4 % Zn, .01 Oz/Ton Au, 20 Oz/Ton Ag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1917 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^23 Oz/Ton Ag, Pb | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013826 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA1110 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
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.
STALEY, W. W., 1962, MASCOTT MINING AND MILLING CO.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814
1962 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NUMEROUS VEINS. SILVER FORTUNE VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1870S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1976 | Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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