The Peterson Mine is a iron mine located in Clark county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,899 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: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 44.0842, -112.78250
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Peterson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peterson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clark
District: Birch 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: John Peterson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1925
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR, BUNCHES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Folding
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Stains, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 Mi N of Scott Mine On Ridge In Peterson Canyon.
Comment (Deposit): Main Deposit Described Above Is Gossan On N Side Peterson Canyon; Other Bodies Include Fissure Veins, Bedded Veins, and Gossan; These Range From N 15 Deg E - N 30 Deg W With Varying Widths, Thicknesses, and Lengths
Comment (Commodity): Some Iron Oxide Was Mined In Early Days For Use As A Flux At the Old Nicholia Smelter
Comment (Workings): 2 Tunnels In Deposit Described Above; Other Workings Contain Tunnels, Shafts, and Surface Cuts
Comment (Location): Location Incorrectly Cited In References - Wrong Section Number
References
Reference (Deposit): 1928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27
Reference (Deposit): 1944 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70
Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27, 25 P.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1944, Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Clark And Lemhi Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70, P. 42
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