Daisy Mine

The Daisy Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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

Name: Daisy Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 43.7456, -114.28670

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Daisy Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Daisy Mine
Secondary: Mattie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Warmsprings 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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Mrs. Katherine Bonning
Home Office: Ketchum, Id.
Years: 1955 -

Owner Name: Daisy Lease Partnership


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Westward-Dipping Low-Angle Thrusts; Higher Angle Reverse Faults, Usually With Nw Strike And Sw Dip; And Normal Faults.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. LOAN APPLICATION (DMEA-3436) WAS MADE IN 1955.

Comment (Workings): THREE ADITS AND A FEW PITS COMPRISED THE WORKINGS IN 1955.

Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 3436. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE, WA.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 814, 250 P.


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