The Phonta-Williamson Mine is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.4978, -115.01530
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Phonta-Williamson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phonta-Williamson Mine
Secondary: Phonta Williamson Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-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
Comment (Location): THIS PROPERTY, ERRONEOUSLY SHOWN IN THE SEAFOAM MINING DISTRICT, IS IN THE BEAVER CREEK DRAINAGE IN THE SHEEP MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT (MITCHELL, AND OTHERS, 1981, MINES AND PROSPECTS IN THE CHALLIS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: IDAHO ABUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MINES AND PROSPECTS SERIES, P. 21). THE PHONTA-WILLIAMSON MINE CORRESPONDS TO MAP LOCATION 1010 IN THE ABOVE REFERENCE.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 89-83, 1983, MAP NO.
Reference (Deposit): 19, APPENDIX.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, TABLE 2,
Reference (Deposit): NO. 93, P. 75.
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