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Black Daisy Mine

Past Producer in Custer county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, 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. 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 10071922
MRDS ID W015696
MAS/MILS ID 160370741
Record type Site
Current site name Black Daisy Mine
Alternate or previous names Kennedy Lead Mine, Keenan-Kennedy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.7008, 43.9011 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530
Relative position 3.75 MI WSW OF MACKAY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Custer(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mackay Reservoir(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 007N 023E 35 NWNW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Just N of Horseshoe; Location Approximate

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE HAS HIGH FE VALUES
Result ASSAYS ALONG EAST CONTACT OF DIKE 20% PB, 20 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Rock unit name Dikes-Rhyolite;Granite Porphyry
    Rock description Dikes-Rhyolite;Granite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name White Knob Limestone
    Rock description White Knob Lst
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.7008, 43.9011
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SHOOT, LENS
    Length 182.88M
    Width 12.19M
    Depth to bottom 76.2M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Of Dike, Limestone

Comments on the geologic information

  • Dikes Strike N, Dip Vertical

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Mining And Smelting Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner P. J. Keenan

Production statistics

  • Year 1917
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Ave. 6 - 10 % Pb, 1 Oz Ag/Unit Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Lead Lead 8wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 28g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • 200 Cars Ore - Item 8

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Tunnels

Comments on development

  • Several Unpatented Claims

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Salt Lake Mining Review, 1923, Mineral Resources And Opportunities Of Custer County, Idaho: Salt Lake Mining Review, V. 25, No. 6, P. 12-15.

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.

  • Deposit

    Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1252-A, 30 P.

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1917

  • Deposit

    5) Bell, R. N., 1920, Twenty-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1919.

  • Deposit

    1917 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Prof. Paper 97

  • Deposit

    1968 Geolmap Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., Bulletin 1252-A

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 570, P. 238.

  • Production

    Item 8, Salt Lake Mining Review, 1923, V. 25, No. 6, P. 12-15; Item 1, Bell, R. N., 1918, Mining Industry Report For 1917

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Deposit Nearly Vertical

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1977-03-01 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 1992-11-06 McHugh, Edward L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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