The Bruno Mine is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,100 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: 8,100 Feet (2,469 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.33917, -114.52389
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Bruno Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bruno Mine
Secondary: Cinnabar Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse 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
Owner Name: Bruno Mining And Milling Co
Years: 1922 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): $10000 WORTH OF MACHINERY, 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS.
Comment (Location): 4 MI N OF MC CLURE PROPERTY
Comment (Production): VALUE $50000
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 539, 1913, P. 76.
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, S., 1924, TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1923, P. 91.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-3, NO. 505, P. 223.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAYHORSE REGION, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 877, 161 P.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1935, THE GOLD RESOURCES OF IDAHO: MINING AND CONTRACTING REVIEW, V. 37, NO. 33, P. 6 - 7.
Reference (Deposit): 1937 GEOLMAP ROSS, C. P., BULL. 87
Reference (Production): BELL, R. N., 1934, MINING AND CONTRACTING REVIEW, V. 37, NO. 33
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