The Albion Group Mine is a lead, silver, and gold mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 42.3083, -113.58670
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Albion Group Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Albion Group Mine
Secondary: Badger
Secondary: Alice
Secondary: Flagstaff
Secondary: Independence
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Stokes 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Physiographic Detail: Deep Creek Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES, SEAMS, STRINGERS, BANDS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyromorphite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 Mi. W. Of Melcher Mine.
Comment (Production): Reported That 5 Carloads Of Ore Have Been Shipped, One Car Of 30 Tons Returning Values Of $2,200 In Pb, Ag And Au.
Comment (Workings): Tunnels, Cuts
References
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1931, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Id.: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14, 169 P
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