The Red Leaf Group is a silver and lead mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.5703, -114.41810
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Red Leaf Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Leaf Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Mineral Hill Mining 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: E. H. Sowers And S. G. Johnson
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: Smoky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): ORE OCCURS AS SMALL HIGH-GRADE POCKETS IN SHEARED ARGILLITE; POST. MINERAL SHEARING HAS GRANULATED THE ORE MINERALS.
Comment (Workings): MINE DEVELOPED BY 6 ADITS , 3 SHORT TUNNELS
Comment (Deposit): THE RED LEAF GROUP IS ABOUT 1 MILE NW OF A NW-TRENDING QUARTZ MONZONITE PLUTON.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., KIILSGAARD, T.H, AND FRYKLUND, V.C. JR., 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET NO. 90, P. 6
Reference (Deposit): 1949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9
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