The Webfoot Mine is a silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,100 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: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.8039, -114.82310
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Webfoot Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Webfoot Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Vienna
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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Rothschild Mining Corp.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Utah
Info Year: 1991
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 4-92, 1992, P. 84-100.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 21, 1927, P. 16.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 580, 1915, P. 247-248.
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