The Idaho-Rainbow Group is a gold and silver mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,600 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
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: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 45.2003, -115.07830
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Idaho-Rainbow Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idaho-Rainbow Group
Secondary: Buckhorn Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Titanium
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Ramey Ridge 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Idaho - Rainbow Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Discovery Year: 1902
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
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Gouge
Alteration Text: Fe And Mn Oxides; Gouge
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE VALUES ESTIMATED 0.06 OZ AU, 0.06 OZ AG/TON, 0.5% CU. TRACE TO 0.1% PB
Analytical Data: UP TO 0.02% AS, 1% TI.
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): The Idaho-Rainbow Group Of Seven Contiguous Lode Claims Adjoins The West Side Of The Snowshoe Group. The Principal Mine Working Is About 500 Ft. North Of Crooked Creek.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Too Low-Grade To Be Mined At A Profit (Cater, 1973)
Comment (Development): 7 Lode Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): 1940 Direxpl Idaho Rainbow Mines, Inc, USGS Bulletin 1304
Reference (Deposit): 1973 Recon F. W. Cater And Others, Bulletin 1304
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