The Scott Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Clark county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,751 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,751 Feet (1,753 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.0661, -112.78860
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Scott Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Scott Mine
Secondary: Birch Creek Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Clark
District: Birch Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Birch Creek Mining Co., Ltd.
Production
Year: 1911
Time Period: 1910-1911
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^45 - 71 % Pb, 5 - 7 Oz Ag/Ton, 1 % Zn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1888
Discovery Year: 1885
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral 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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NESTS, IRREGULAR, LENSES, BUNCHES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Faults, Slickensides
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE AVG. 12% PB, BUT SOME CARRIED UP TO 20% P
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Plumbojarosite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Pyromorphite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Gypsum
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Production): Total Production 110 Cars of Ore Valued At $110,000; Item 9, 22 Cars Ore
Comment (Development): Consists of 9 Patented and Several Unpatented Claims
Comment (Deposit): Fissure Vein First Developed Described Above In Strike and Dip, Other Fissure Veins Dip NE and SW At 70 - 90 Deg Angles, Bedding Plane Veins Dip NE At Angles Less Than 30 Deg; Thickness and Width Above Refer To Treasure Box Stope
Comment (Geology): Pinkish Limestone Beds Strike N 30 Deg W and Dip 15-30 Deg Ne; Most Fissures Stand Nearly Vertical; Dike 3 Ft Wide and Is Vertical
Comment (Location): Location Incorrectly Cited In References - Wrong Section Number
Comment (Geology): Fe-Oxides Found 1/2 Mi NW of Mine On Scott Property
References
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. 23 - 31
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.
Reference (Deposit): Griner, W. C., 1974, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973-1974, 98 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1917 Geolmap J. B. Umpleby, Prof. Paper 97
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): 1974 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Report For 1973-1974
Reference (Production): Items 8-11, Shenon, P. J., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27; Item 12, Anderson, A. L., 1944, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70; Item 13, Umpleby, J. B., 1917, USGS Prof. Paper 97
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