The Drummond Claim is a mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,799 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: 8,799 Feet (2,682 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 43.6706, -113.92470
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Drummond Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Drummond Claim
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Hailey Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED TO CONTAIN 6% CU, $5-6 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): HEAD OF COPPER GULCH
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MACKAY REGION, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 97, 129 P.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON, W. H., AND ROSS, C. P., 1968, GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE ALDER CREEK MINING DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1252-A, 30 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1917 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., PROF. PAPER 97
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP NELSON, W. H. AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 1252-A
Idaho Gold
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