The Alpine Lake Area Prospect is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,301 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: 9,301 Feet (2,835 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.0761, -115.01780
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Alpine Lake Area Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alpine Lake Area Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Stanley 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: 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
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Minor Fractures Trending Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe-Oxide Stains
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE OF FLOAT CONTAINED 70 PPM AG ( 2 OZ/TON ) 300 PPM CU, 1500 PPM PB ( 0.15 % ), 700 PPM ZN, 100 PPM SN
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): N OF ALPINE LAKE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., And Others, 1970, Mineral Resources Of The Sawtooth Primitive Area, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1319-D, 174p.
Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES & PROPSPECTS OF THE CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL
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