The Hoosier Mine is a lead and silver 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
Elevation: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.4, -114.32390
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Hoosier Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hoosier Mine
Secondary: McGregor Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 200 - 400 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: HAND PICKED SAMPLES FROM UPPER ORE VEIN: 20 - 25% CU
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): UPPER VEIN $50,000, LOWER VEIN $20,000
Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS, 60 FT. APART.
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHWESTERN CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 579, 104 P.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C.P., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAYHORSE REGION, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 877,161 P.
Reference (Deposit): CAMPBELL, A., 1946, FORTY - SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1945.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 539
Reference (Deposit): 1937 GEOLMAP ROSS, C. P., BULL. 877
Reference (Deposit): 1946 COMPILE 47TH ANN. IDAHO MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT., 1945
Reference (Production): ITEMS 1 - 6, ROSS, C. P., 1937, USGS BULL. 877, P. 130; ITEM 7, CAMPBELL, A., 1946, 47 TH ANNUAL REPORT, P. 245.
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