The Glory Group Prospect is a gold, lead, antimony, and zinc mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,301 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: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead, Antimony, Zinc
Lat, Long: 43.875, -114.84250
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Glory Group Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Glory Group Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Sawtooth 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
Owner Name: Paul W. Reed
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Early Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 - 3% PB
Analytical Data: 0.05 AU, 1 - 3 OZ. AG. SELECTED SAMPLES FROM THE SB DEPOSIT YIELDED 54% SB.
Analytical Data: 1 - 3% ZN
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Development): 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: IF MATERIAL SHIPPED TO A PB-ZN SMELTER, U3O8 LOST. IF SHIPPED TO A U3O8 MILL. PB-ZN LOST. THE SHEAR ZONE IN GRANITE MAY HAVE SOME POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE, LOW TONNAGE OPERATION.
Comment (Deposit): ANTIMONY VEIN DIPS 45 DEG E
Comment (Workings): 2 BULLDOZER CUTS
References
Reference (Deposit): GREEN, WILLIAM R., 1967, GLORY GROUP: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1966 DIREXPL EL PASO NATURAL GAS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1967 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
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