The Saddle Magnetite Prospect is a iron mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,701 feet.
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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: 8,701 Feet (2,652 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 43.8811, -113.67470
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Saddle Magnetite Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Saddle Magnetite Prospect
Secondary: Mackey
Secondary: Louis Aussick Mine
Secondary: Ausich-Barton Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Alder Creek 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: White Knob Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR PODS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Development): Scattered Float Over Area 30,000 Sq Ft ; Econ.Com: Leland Says Doubtful If Deposit Economically Minable
Comment (Location): Just S of Open Cuts On S Ore Shoots of Empire Mine
References
Reference (Deposit): Leland, G. R., 1957, General Geology And Mineralization Of The Mackay Stock Area: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 71 P
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 577, P. 240.
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