Black Daisy Mine

The Black Daisy Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,301 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Black Daisy Mine
Secondary: Kennedy Lead Mine
Secondary: Keenan-Kennedy

Commodity

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

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Alder Creek 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: Challis National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Mining And Smelting Co.

Owner Name: P. J. Keenan

Production

Year: 1917
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Ave. 6 - 10 % Pb, 1 Oz Ag/Unit Pb

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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 Knob Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: SHOOT, LENS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS ALONG EAST CONTACT OF DIKE 20% PB, 20 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: ORE HAS HIGH FE VALUES

Materials

Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Geology): Dikes Strike N, Dip Vertical

Comment (Development): Several Unpatented Claims

Comment (Location): Just N of Horseshoe; Location Approximate

Comment (Production): 200 Cars Ore - Item 8

Comment (Deposit): Deposit Nearly Vertical

Comment (Workings): 2 Tunnels

References

Reference (Deposit): Salt Lake Mining Review, 1923, Mineral Resources And Opportunities Of Custer County, Idaho: Salt Lake Mining Review, V. 25, No. 6, P. 12-15.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.

Reference (Deposit): Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1252-A, 30 P.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1918, Nineteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1917

Reference (Deposit): 5) Bell, R. N., 1920, Twenty-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1919.

Reference (Deposit): 1917 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Prof. Paper 97

Reference (Deposit): 1918 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Report For 1917

Reference (Deposit): 1920 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Report For 1919

Reference (Deposit): 1968 Geolmap Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., Bulletin 1252-A

Reference (Production): Item 8, Salt Lake Mining Review, 1923, V. 25, No. 6, P. 12-15; Item 1, Bell, R. N., 1918, Mining Industry Report For 1917

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 570, P. 238.

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