The Idaho Pride Claim Group is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.9808, -113.45140
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Idaho Pride Claim Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idaho Pride Claim Group
Secondary: Azurite and Stage Coach Claims
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mc Devitt 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. E. Shoup
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Beaverhead Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Lemhi Pass Fault Zone
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Gouge
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): 2 ADITS, 1 PROSPECT PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SHARP, W. N., AND CAVENDAR, W. S., 1962, GEOLOGY AND THORIUM-BEARING DEPOSITS OF THE LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, AND BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS BULL 1126, 76 P.
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, M. H., 1972, GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THORIUM-BEARING VEINS, LEMHI PASS QUADRANGLE, IDAHO AND MONTANA: USGS BULL 1351, 94 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1962 GEOLMAP W. N. SHARP AND W. S. CAVENDAR, BULL 1126
Reference (Deposit): 1972 RECON STAATZ, M. H., BULL 1351
Idaho Gold
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