The Mcdonald Peak Occurrence is a lead and zinc mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,600 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
Elevation: 9,600 Feet (2,926 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.9428, -114.90750
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Mcdonald Peak Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcdonald Peak Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Alturas Lake Area
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: VEINLETS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Oxide Stains
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECTED CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS 40 FT WIDTH HAD 70 PPM CU, 150 PPM PB, 250 PPM ZN, 20 PPM MO
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ON RIDGECREST ABOUT 0.33 MI S OF MCDONALD PEAK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Deposit): ZONE IS SEVERAL HUNDRED FT LONG
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-
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