The Jensen Group Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.1986, -115.07000
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Jensen Group Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Jensen Group Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Big 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: BANDED, LENTICULAR, BOTRYOIDAL
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AVERAGE ASSAYS OF HIGH GRADE ORE RAN 25 TO 40 OZ AU/TON, WITH 15 TO 20 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON N SIDE OF CROOKED CREEK ABOUT 5 MI ABOVE ITS CONFLUENCE WITH BIG CREEK; NEAR RAMEY RIDGE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Development): MILL
References
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P
Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 4
Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
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