The Iope Group is a silver and zinc mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 10,000 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc
Lat, Long: 44.0147, -114.63720
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Iope Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iope Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: East Fork 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
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1904
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: White Cloud Peaks
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Leaching
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4 CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS SHEAR ZONE AVG.: 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 0.75 OZ AG/TON, 0.44% PB, 3.23% ZN, 0.12% SB.
Analytical Data: A GRAB SAMPLE ASSAYED: 3.4 OZ AG/TON, 1.7% PB, 7.0% ZN, 0.4% SB, 0.2% CU NO GOLD
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): On Ridge Between Washington Basin and Iope Creek
Comment (Development): 3 Unpatented Lode Claims
Comment (Workings): 2 Inclined Shafts and An Adit All Inaccessible
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): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545e, P. 301, Pl. 3, No. 138
Idaho Gold
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