The Disgust Group is a silver and gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,301 feet.
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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: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.1717, -114.58420
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Disgust Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Disgust Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1900
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAINED .04 TO .08 OZ AU/TON, 12.6 - 19.7 OZ AG/TON, 10 - 20% PB, 0.01 - 0.50% SB, 0.08 - 0.15% CU, 0.07 - 0.14% ZN
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Samples From the Stockpiles Contained 0.04-0.08 Oz Gold Per Ton, 12.6-19.7 Oz Silver Per Ton, 10-20 Percent Lead, 0.01- 0.50 Percent Antimony, 0.08-0.15 Percent Copper & 0.07-0.14 Percent Zinc. Minor Amounts of Molybdenum Were Detected.
Comment (Workings): 3 Adits All Caved
Comment (Location): 900 Ft. S. of Tango and About 2500 Ft. SW of the Silver Rule Mine 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 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy And Others, 1986, USGS Bull.1545e, P.271, Plate 3, No.83
Reference (Deposit): IBMG Mines And Prospects Of Challis Quad, 1982, Mitchell
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