The Redridge Group Mine is a silica mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,300 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: 7,300 Feet (2,225 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 45.0406, -115.13750
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Redridge Group Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Redridge Group Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Monumental 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
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Wiles, Wilbur
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1963
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 MASSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Obsidian
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Obsidian
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Obsidian
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 5 CHIP SAMPLES CONTAINED TRACE AU. LESS THAN 1% OPAL IS MOSS OPAL
Materials
Ore: Opal
Comments
Comment (Location): .5 MI S OF MUD CREEK; 1 MI W FROM MONUMENTAL CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEM 1 IS YELLOW OPAL; ITEM 2, IF FRACTURES CONTINUE
Comment (Production): 100 LB. OPAL SOLD FOR $1000
Comment (Deposit): STRIKES RANGE FROM NE TO NW
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ARE 10 TO 45 FT ACROSS AND 1 TO 20 FT DEEP
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
Reference (Production): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL. 1304
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