The Easlie Group Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,949 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: 7,949 Feet (2,423 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.90056, -113.68333
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Easlie Group Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Easlie Group Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Little Wood River 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
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: White Knob Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Wollastonite
Gangue: Actinolite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATE
Comment (Production): ONE CAR OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1909 RAN 30% PB AND 8-9 OZ/TON AG.
References
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MACKAY REGION, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 97, 129 P.
Reference (Deposit): NELSON, W. H., AND ROSS, C. P., 1968, GEOLOGY OF PART OF THE ALDER CREEK MINING DISTRICT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1252-A, 30 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1917 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., PROF. PAPER 97
Reference (Deposit): 1968 GEOLMAP NELSON, W. H. AND ROSS, C. P., BULL. 1252-A
Reference (Production): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1917, USGS PROF. PAPER 97
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