The Deer Mine is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,400 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: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.9186, -114.64720
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Deer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deer Mine
Secondary: Deer Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Galena 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: Prospect
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: TRACE ZN.
Analytical Data: 0.3 OZ. AG/TON
Analytical Data: TRACE AU
Analytical Data: 0.2% PB
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): One Trench
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
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy And Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, P.416, Plate 3, No.179
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