The Empyreum Claim is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,800 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: 9,800 Feet (2,987 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.9969, -114.64530
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Empyreum Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Empyreum Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Germania Creek 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Trending Ne
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Oxidized, Leached
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 2.8 OZ AG/TON, 0.33% PB. ARSENIC ASSAYED 8.40%. SMALL AMOUNTS OF BI AND AS
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): E. FLANK OF CROESUS PEAK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P
Reference (Deposit): 1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT
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