Empyreum Claim

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

Name: Empyreum Claim  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

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

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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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