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Margaret Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10105676
MRDS ID W013878
Record type Site
Current site name Margaret Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.67422, 43.60429 (WGS84)
Elevation 2499
Relative position 17.5 MI. WSW 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

Dollarhide Mountain(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 Camas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 015E 08 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • EAST OF THE DOLLARHIDE GROUP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Limestone
    Rock description Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.67422, 43.60429
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Dip 0

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Crushed Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1880

Mining district

District name Rosetta District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • $32,000 PRODUCTION

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 457.2M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UMPLEBY, J. B., 1914, ORE DEPOSITS IN THE SAWTOOTH QUADRANGLE, BLAINE AND CUSTER COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 580 - K, P. 221 - 249

  • Deposit

    1914 OTHER J. B. UMPLEBY, BULL. 580 -

  • Production

    UMPLEBY, J. B., 1914, USGS BULL. 580 - K.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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