The Cramer Lakes Prospects is a tin, tungsten, lead, zinc, molybdenum, bismuth, and silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,301 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: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)
Commodity: Tin, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Bismuth, Silver
Lat, Long: 44.0356, -114.97580
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Cramer Lakes Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cramer Lakes Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Bismuth
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley Area
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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STREAKS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe, Mn - Stains, Clay
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A 2ND HAD 3 PPM AG, 100 PPM PB, 440 PPM ZN, 50 PPM SN
Analytical Data: 3 CHIP SAMPLES: 1 ACROSS ALTERED ZONE HAD 1.5 PPM AG, 10 PPM BI, 50 PPM SN, 100 PPM MO
Analytical Data: A 3RD SAMPLE HAD 30 PPM AG ( 0.9 OZ/TON ), 300 PPM PB, 6600 PPM ZN, 150 PPM BI, 700 PPM SN, 1000 PPM W
Materials
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): 1970 RECON T. H. KIILSGAARD AND OTHERS, BULL. 1319-
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
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