The Deer Park Group is a antimony mine located in Elmore county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 43.8744, -115.36720
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Deer Park Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Deer Park Group
Secondary: Hope and Deer Park Groups Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Elmore
District: Black Warrior Basin 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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Oscar V. Svennson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
Comment (Location): East Side Of Swanholm Creek And Near Its End
Comment (Development): Hope Group (10 Unpatented Claims); Deer Park Group (4 Unpatented Claims)
Comment (Workings): Bulldozer Cuts On Gold Shear Zone, Open Pit On Antimony Zone.
Comment (Deposit): Also A 100 - Ft. Wide Zone Of Parallel Quartz Antimony Veins, Up To 3 Ft Wide, Strike N 20 Deg E.
References
Reference (Deposit): Green, W. R., 1968, Hope And Deer Park Groups: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report
Reference (Deposit): 1968 Asarco, Green, Open - File Report
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