Webfoot Mine

The Webfoot Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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: Webfoot Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 43.8039, -114.82310

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Webfoot Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Webfoot Mine
Secondary: Mountain King
Secondary: Vienna Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Vienna 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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Vienna Silver Mines Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1881
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitized


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NOTEWORTHY AMOUNT OF AU IN STOPE MATERIAL
Analytical Data: 20-30 OZ AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Proustite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Microcline
Gangue: Mica
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Epidote


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ZONE DIPS 80 DEG NE IN LOWER LEVELS

Comment (Production): 3 CARLOADS OF ORE IN ITEM 1. $103,600 PRODUCTION IN 1883.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, JULY 1974 - JUNE 1975, FIRST ANNUAL REPT. ADDENDUM, 95 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1914 OTHER J. B. UMPLEBY, BULL. 580 - K

Reference (Deposit): 1927 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 21

Reference (Deposit): 1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT. LABOR ANN. REPT.

Reference (Production): ROSS, C. P., 1927, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 21; UMPLEBY, J. B., 1914, USGS BULL. 580 - K.

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1927, THE VIENNA DISTRICT, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 21, 17 P.


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