The Daisy Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.7456, -114.28670
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Daisy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Daisy Mine
Secondary: Mattie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warmsprings District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mrs. Katherine Bonning
Home Office: Ketchum, Id.
Years: 1955 -
Owner Name: Daisy Lease Partnership
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Westward-Dipping Low-Angle Thrusts; Higher Angle Reverse Faults, Usually With Nw Strike And Sw Dip; And Normal Faults.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. LOAN APPLICATION (DMEA-3436) WAS MADE IN 1955.
Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS AND A FEW PITS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1955.
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 3436. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 814, 250 P.
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