The Idaho Muldoon Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,799 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: 7,799 Feet (2,377 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.6039, -113.88470
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Idaho Muldoon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idaho Muldoon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Little Wood River 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: T. U. Williams
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: IRREGULAR VEINLETS, BUNCHES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Faults, Gouge
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 TYPES DEPOSITS, 1 IS ALONG STRIKE- SLIP FAULT WHICH TRENDS N 30-70 DEG E, DIPS 70 DEG NW-80 DEG SE, AND IS 40 FT LONG AND 3 FT WIDE; A 2ND LIGHTLY MINERALIZED STRIKE-SLIP FAULT TRENDS N 30-70 DEG E AND DIPS 65-70 DEG NW; THE 2ND TYPE DEPOSIT IS ALONG BEDDING PLANE FAULT AND IS DESCRIBED ABOVE
Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE BEDS STRIKE N 20 DEG W AND DIP 30-35 DEG NE
Comment (Location): E WALL OF THE CANYON OF MULDOON CREEK ACROSS FROM AND ABOUT 1/4 MI ABOVE OLD MULDOON MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO: USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948
Reference (Deposit): 1945 COMPILE USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1943-1945, 1948
Reference (Deposit): 1946 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 75
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1946, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN THE LITTLE WOOD RIVER (MULDOON) DISTRICT, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 75, 22 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): 1968 GEOLMAP NELSON, W. H., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 1252-A
Reference (Production): USBM, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948
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