Deer Trail Mine

The Deer Trail Mine is a zinc mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,199 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: Deer Trail Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 44.0489, -114.65470

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Deer Trail Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Deer Trail Mine
Secondary: Deertrail Mine
Secondary: Blackman Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Obsidian 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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Elmer Enderlin
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1978

Owner Name: Frances Comer
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1978


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1954
Discovery Year: 1883
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: White Cloud Peaks


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR

Form: LENSES, PODS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: SLIGHT CARBONATE SILIC


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RESOURCES OF WESTERN ZONE AVERAGE 3.66% ZN, 0.17% PB, 0.26 OZ AG/TON AND TRACE GOLD. RESOURCES OF EASTERN ZONE 3.84% ZN, 1.62% PB, 0.6 OZ AG/TON, AND TRACE GOLD


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Pyrrhotite


Comments

Comment (Location): Near Headwaters of Fourth of July Creek, SW. of Blackman Peak. Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using GIS Overlay Analysis With USFS Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.

Comment (Production): 1957 Production Also Included 600 Lb Cu, 2000 Lb Pb, and 2700 Lb Zn

Comment (Deposit): 2 Tactite Zones, Western and Eastern.


References

Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): 1955 Direxpl Dmea, Tschanz, USGS Open - File Rept.

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P. Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho. U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 877, 1937, Pp. 111, 156, & 161.

Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, P.317, Pl.3, No.109


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