The Corn Beef Group is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 45.5531, -113.93000
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Corn Beef Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Corn Beef Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gibbonsville District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): ON W. SIDE OF DAHLONEGA CR. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)
Comment (Development): 4 PAT CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): WILLARD, PATTY, 1973, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT, 4 P.
Reference (Deposit): LINCOLN, F.C., 1912, MIN. SCI. PRESS, V.105, P 47-9
Reference (Deposit): 1973 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT
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