The Twin Apex Mine is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,900 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: 6,900 Feet (2,103 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3069, -114.50250
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Twin Apex Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Twin Apex Mine
Secondary: McClure
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Owner Name: Bruno Lead Silver Mines
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1975, Activity Of Idaho Mining Properties, 1974: USBM; Boise, Idaho, 61 P.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, A., 1946 , Forty-Seventh Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1945
Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877
Reference (Deposit): 1946 Compile 47th Ann. Idaho State Mine Inspector's Rept., 1945
Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile USBM, Mining Activity List, 1974
Reference (Production): Campbell, A., 1946, 47th Annual Mine Inspector's Report, P. 245.
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