Sixteen To One Group

The Sixteen To One Group is a zinc mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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

Name: Sixteen To One Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc

Lat, Long: 44.5822, -115.00830

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Sixteen To One Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sixteen To One Group
Secondary: 16-to-1 Group


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Gold


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Everett Graves And Assoc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Underground
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

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gossan


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 11 SAMPLES ASSAYED TRACE-0.02 OZ AU/TON, TRACE-2.20 OZ AG/TON, 0 - 2.95 % PB, 0 - 3.45 % ZN


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): 3 PATENTED, 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: SPARSE MINERALIZATION IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED; FURTHER WORK UNWARRANTED

Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHORT ADITS + BULLDOZER TRENCHES.

Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE BLOCKS ENGULFED BY BATHOLITH

Comment (Location): S. SLOPE SHEEP MTN.


References

Reference (Deposit): TREVES, SAMUEL B. AND JOHN D. MELEAR, 1953, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM MINING DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY IDAHO. IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET NO. 96

Reference (Deposit): ROSE, CLYDE 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 NO. 33.

Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B. AND D.C. LIVINGSTON, 1920, A RECONNAISSANCE IN SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO, EMBRACING THE THUNDER MOUNTAIN, BIG CREEK, STANLEY BASIN, SHEEP MOUNTAIN, AND SEAFOAM DISTRICTS. IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULLETIN NO. 3

Reference (Deposit): ASHER, R. R., 1964, SIXTEEN TO ONE GROUP: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT

Reference (Deposit): 1964 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPNE-FILE REPORT MLA 89-83, 1983, MAP NO. 4, APPENDIX.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, TABLE 2, NO. 81, P. 74.


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