The Muldoon Mine is a zinc mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,205 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: 7,205 Feet (2,196 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.6033, -113.88720
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Muldoon Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Muldoon Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Little Wood River 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Muldoon Barium Co.
Home Office: Idaho
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1881
Discovery Year: 1881
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Feldspar
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ID BUR MINES & GEOL. PAM.75
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 97
Reference (Deposit): ELEVENTH ANN. REPT. OF MN. IND. IN ID FOR 1909, P.32-34
Reference (Deposit): BELL, 8TH, &9TH ANN. REPT. OF MIN. IND. IN ID FOR 1906
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF ID MINING PROPS IN 1974, 61 P
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