Mascot Mine

The Mascot Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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

Name: Mascot Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 43.6953, -114.09720

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Mascot Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mascot Mine
Secondary: Mascott Mining and Milling Co.


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warm Springs Creek District


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Harold Ivie


Production

Year: 1886
Time Period: 1884, 1886
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^34 - 60% Pb, 29 - 68 Oz Ag/Ton
Year: 1886
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^60. % Pb, 23.60 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1891
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^58.3 % Pb, 23 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1887
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^43.7 % Pb, 65 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1908
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^38.8 % Pb, 22.4 % Zn, .01 Oz/Ton Au, 20 Oz/Ton Ag
Year: 1917
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^23 Oz/Ton Ag, Pb


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1875
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

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Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1870S

Comment (Production): ITEM 8 FROM PAYMASTER WORKINGS; ITEMS 2 - 7 FROM SILVER FORTUNE WORKINGS

Comment (Development): MASCOT MINE IS CONSOLIDATION OF MANY PROSPECTS AND MINES. PRINCIPAL WORKINGS ARE LYDIA, SILVER FORTUNE, PAYMASTER, IRON CLAD, SNOW CLAD, P.K.; 1930 6 PATENTED, 55 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; 1962 42 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.

Comment (Deposit): NUMEROUS VEINS. SILVER FORTUNE VEIN DESCRIBED ABOVE

Comment (Geology): VEINS FOUND IN ALL FORMATIONS ABOVE.


References

Reference (Deposit): 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.

Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 814

Reference (Deposit): 1962 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.

Reference (Production): 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

Reference (Deposit): STALEY, W. W., 1962, MASCOTT MINING AND MILLING CO.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.


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