The Rasche Property Claims is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,199 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: 8,199 Feet (2,499 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.4983, -115.10000
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Rasche Property Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rasche Property Claims
Secondary: Lost Claim
Secondary: Acebo
Secondary: Ascebo Claim
Secondary: Grubstake
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Seafoam 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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: P. H. Rasche
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1885
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: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE CONTAINS 50-200 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): Upper Baldwin Creek
Comment (Deposit): Property Was Visited In 1982 By USBM River of No Return (Wilderness) Crew. 8 Samples Were Taken WRL 72-79. See Mineral Property File For Sample Tags, Underground Mine Map, and Sample Location Map.
References
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1930, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Seafoam, Alder Creek, Little Smoky, And Willow Creek Mining Districts, Custer And Camas Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 33, 26 P
Reference (Deposit): 1930 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 3
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