Paymaster Mine

The Paymaster Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,024 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

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Site Name

Primary: Paymaster Mine

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Lava 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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Paymaster, Inc.
Home Office: Idaho

Owner Name: Spokane-Idaho Mining Co.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1978

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Alabandite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Beidellite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): U S BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL REPORT 79 . 4

Reference (Deposit): ID BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAM. 32 1929

Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, 1923, 25TH ANN. REPT. MIN. IND. OF ID FOR 1923,

Reference (Deposit): P.58

Reference (Deposit): BELL. 1919, 21ST ANN. REPT. MIN. IND. OF ID FOR 1919,

Reference (Deposit): P.67

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