The Apache Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Bonneville county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 43.4006, -111.53000
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Apache Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Apache Iron Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bonneville
District: Willow Cr - Caribou 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: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Merle E. Croft
Owner Name: John Leo Croft And Sons
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Caribou Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Trachyte
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PICKED SAMPLES ASSAYED 50 - 60 % FE
Materials
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): W Side Caribou Mountains, 1 Mi Up From Fall Creek Ranger Station At Head Of Gibson Creek; Location Approximate
Comment (Development): 8 Unpatented Claims ; Econ.Com: Staley Says Unlikely That This Could Be A Commercial Deposit Because Of Isolated Area, Low Grade, No Tonnage
References
Reference (Deposit): Savage, C. N., 1961 , Geology And Mineral Resources Of Bonneville County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5 , 108 P.
Reference (Deposit): Staley, W. W., 1962 , Apache: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.
Reference (Deposit): 1961 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5
Reference (Deposit): 1962 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open-File Rept.
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