The Idaho Gem Group is a lead mine located in Bear Lake county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 42.1225, -111.44940
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Idaho Gem Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idaho Gem Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bear Lake
District: St. Charles 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: Cache National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Wasatch Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): S Side Dry Canyon
References
Reference (Deposit): Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 343 - 34
Reference (Deposit): 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 15
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