The Regal Group is a copper, gold, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Bonner county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.2042, -116.11280
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Regal Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Regal Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonner
District: Clark Fork 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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Grand Silver Mines, Inc.
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: Cabinet Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: On Broad W. Limb Of Large Syncline With Axis In Montana
Type: L
Description: Vein Follows Fault, Larger Sulfide Seams Are On Footwall Side.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Lamprophyre
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: 21 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 1.6% CU
Analytical Data: ANOTHER ASSAY SHOWED 38.3 % PB, 2.4 % ZN, 14.3 OZ AG/TON, TRACE AU
Analytical Data: 40% PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THERE ARE AT LEAST 6 BEDDED VEINS WITH ABOVE STRIKE AND DIP, THEY ARE EXPOSED OVER A VERTICAL DISTANCE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET; 1 FISSURE VEIN TRENDS N 45 DEG W AND DIPS 50 DEG SW
Comment (Workings): 2 SHORT DRIFTS
Comment (Geology): PRICHARD FORMATION TRENDS N 35 DEG E, DIPS 17 DEG SE
Comment (Location): W. SLOPE OF GOAT MTN. (SCOTCHMAN PEAK)
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12, 132 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BONNER CO.: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 6, 131 P.
Reference (Deposit): SANDPOINT NEWS BULL., DEC. 18, 1968.
Reference (Deposit): STARMONT, L., 1929 , CLARK FORK AND LAKE PEND OREILLE: MINING TRUTH, V. 14 , NO. 8 , P. 7 - 9 , 16
Reference (Deposit): 1927 DIREXPL REGAL MINING COMPANY
Reference (Deposit): 1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12
Reference (Deposit): 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6
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