The Mascot Mine is a gold mine located in Boise county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,000 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 43.8789, -115.76110
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Mascot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mascot Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boise
District: Idaho City
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Mascot Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stains
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): SOME FRACTURES STRIKE N 40 - 45 DEG E. A FEW STRIKE DUE NORTH. PROMINENT FISSURE N 60 DEG E, 45 DEG SE
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO, U. S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 944 - C, P. 230
Reference (Deposit): 1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944 -
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L. 1947, U. S. GEOL. SURV. BULL. 944 - C, P. 230
Idaho Gold
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