Idaho-Rainbow Group

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

Name: Idaho-Rainbow Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Idaho

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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