The Excelsior Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.3536, -113.26500
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Excelsior Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Excelsior Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Spring Mountain 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: Targhee National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATE
Comment (Production): 7 CARS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1917 RAN 18-35% PB AND 0.5 OZ OF SILVER PER UNIT OF PB.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1913 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, J. B., BULL. 528
Reference (Deposit): 1918 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1917
Reference (Production): BELL, R.N., 1918, MINING INDUSTRY REPORT FOR 1917
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL 528, P. 89
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R.N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917.
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