The Iron Mask Mine is a lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,439 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: 9,439 Feet (2,877 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3664, -113.26780
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Iron Mask Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mask Mine
Secondary: Iron Mask
Secondary: Valley View
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Spring Mtn. District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Targhee National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lyon C. Walker
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1987
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1927, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Calendar Year 1924, P. 274.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1928, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Calendar Year 1925, P. 538.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1929, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In In Idaho: Mineral Resources Of The United States For The Calendar Year 1926, P. 441.
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1951, Valley View Mine, Lemhi County, Idaho: Defense Minerals Administration Unpublished Report Dma-1809x, 3 P.
Reference (Deposit): Moore, F. C., 1910, Eleventh Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1909: State Inspector Of Mines Report, P. 73.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix C, No. 4, P. 133.
Reference (Deposit): Mitchell, V. E., Strowd, W. B., Hustedde, G. S., Bennett, E. H., Compilers, 1981, Mines And Prospects Of The Dubois Quadrangle, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Mines And Prospects Map Series, 22 P.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., And Carr, M. S., 1941, The Metal And Coal Mining Districts Of Idaho, With Notes On The Non-Metallic Mineral Resources Of The State-Annotated Bibliography: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet No. 57, 263 P.
Reference (Deposit): Stearns, H. T., 1923, Note On The First Discovery Of Vanadinite In Idaho: The American Mineralogist, V. 8, No. 7, P. 127-128.
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1925, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Calendar Year 1923, P. 394.
Reference (Deposit): Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1917, P 44 And USGS Bull 528, P 89
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1913, Fourteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1912: State Inspector Of Mines Report, P. 128.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1913, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: Mineral Resources Of The United States For The Calendar Year 1912, P. 728.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1914, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho And Washington: Mineral Resources Of The United States For The Calendar Year 1913, P. 777.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1921, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Calendar Year 1918, P. 483.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1922, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Calendar Year 1920, P. 253.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1924, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Calendar Year 1921, P. 413.
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, Stewart, 1924, Twenty Fifth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry For Idaho For The Year 1923: State Inspector Of Mines Report, P 120.
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, Stewart, 1925, Twenty Sixth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry For Idaho For The Year 1924: State Inspector Of Mines Report, P. 135.
Reference (Deposit): Gerry, C. N., 1908, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: Mineral Resources Of The United States For Calendar Year 1909, P. 428.
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