The Mcd Mine is a mercury mine located in Owyhee county, Idaho at an elevation of 2,700 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: 2,700 Feet (823 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 43.53028, -116.97889
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Mcd Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcd Mine
Secondary: Mac D
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Idaho
County: Owyhee
District: Marsing Area
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. R. Mc Dowell; Boise, Idaho
Owner Name: Booth, T. J.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Owyhee Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: (HAND-PICKED ORE SAID TO ASSAY 5-9 LBS MERCURY/TON)
Materials
Ore: Cinnabar
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): ORE RAN 5-9 LBS/TON HG.
Comment (Development): 2 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ( 1962 ) ; ECON.COM: EXTENSIVE SHOWING LOWER TENOR ORE
References
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1957, MCD MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1957 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. - OPEN FILE REPT
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