The Tornado Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Ada county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.6467, -116.08670
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Tornado Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tornado Mine
Secondary: Blizzard
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Ada
District: Boise 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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: Boise Ridge
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1898, Description Of The Boise Folio: U.S. Geological Survey Atlas, Folio 45, P. 5.
Reference (Deposit): 1898 Compile W. Lindgren - 18th Ann. Rept. No. 3
Reference (Deposit): 1898 Geolmap W. Lindgren - Atlas, Folio 45.
Reference (Deposit): Lindgren, W., 1898, Mining Districts Of The Idaho Basin And The Boise Ridge, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey, 18th Ann. Rept., Pt. 3, P. 706.
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