Glory Group Prospect

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

Name: Glory Group Prospect  

State:  Idaho

County:  Blaine

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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