The Strawberry Basin Claim is a silver and gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,199 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: 9,199 Feet (2,804 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 44.0753, -114.67390
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Strawberry Basin Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Strawberry Basin Claim
Secondary: Silver Dollar Mine
Secondary: Strawberry Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder Creek 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: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1886
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
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
Analytical Data: SAMPLE QUARTZ VEIN ASSAYED 0.17 OZ AU/TON, 39.3 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: 1.03% CU
Analytical Data: 0.26 % ZN
Analytical Data: 1.14 % SB.
Analytical Data: 1.6 % PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Jamesonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 4 Adits
References
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.
Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open File Rept., 648 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877
Reference (Deposit): 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open - File Rept.
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin1545e, P.333, Pl.3, No.101
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