Idaho · Blaine County
Past Producer

Idaho Muldoon Mine

Blaine County, Idaho, United States
LeadSilverZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEINLETS, BUNCHES
Ore controlBedding Plane Fault; Strike-Slip Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Cu Basin Formation: Limestone
StructureMinor Faults, Gouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071898
MRDS IDW015661
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.6039, -113.8847
References
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1946, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE IN THE LITTLE WOOD RIVER (MULDOON) DISTRICT, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 75, 22 P.NELSON, W. H., AND ROSS, C. P., 1968, GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE ALDER CREEK MINING DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1252-A, 30 P.USBM, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO: USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1943, 1944, 1945, 19481946 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 751968 GEOLMAP NELSON, W. H., AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 1252-AUSBM, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948