International Molybdenum Mine

The International Molybdenum Mine is a molybdenum mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,099 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

Name: International Molybdenum Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Boundary

Elevation: 6,099 Feet (1,859 Meters)

Commodity: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 48.8675, -116.83530

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International Molybdenum Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: International Molybdenum Mine
Secondary: Boundary County Deposit
Secondary: Cow Creek
Secondary: Rideout


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Platinum


Location

State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Porthill District


Land Status

Land ownership: State
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: International Molybdenum Co. ( 1938 )


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1938
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Selkirk Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Great Numbers Of Joint Plane Cracks


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation


Rocks

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Molybdite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): In Phoebe Tip Country

Comment (Development): 4 Unpatented Claims

Comment (Workings): Equipment: 2 Cabins, Hand Mining Equipment


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.Bureau Of Mines, Wfoc, Mineral Property File 0160210014.

Reference (Production): Hubbard, C.R., 1955 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , P. 50

Reference (Deposit): Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.

Reference (Deposit): Hubbard, C.R., 1955 , A Survey Of The Mineral Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , 56 P.

Reference (Deposit): King, R.U., 1964 , Mineral Resources - Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1 , P. 133 - 138

Reference (Deposit): 1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10

Reference (Deposit): 1955 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105

Reference (Deposit): 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1


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