Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

McD Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
MercurySemiprecious Gemstone
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Description

T. J. Booth

Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiarySemiprecious Gemstone
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsCinnabar
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Brecciated Silicified Lava And Ash
StructureBrecciation
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10089109
MRDS IDW013115
Alternate namesMac D, Tepe Opal Mine, Mcdowell Mercury Claims, Mac D Mining Co., Mac D Mining Corp
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.53028, -116.97889
References
SAVAGE, C. N., 1957, MCD MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN FILE REPORT1957 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. - OPEN FILE REPTMERCURY IN IDAHO, 1965, USBM IC 8252MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO 1961, P. 103.