The Spence 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: 42.1856, -111.47580
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Spence Group MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Spence Group
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Lead
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Idaho 
                                                County: Bear Lake 
                                                District: Bear Lake District 
                    
Land Status
                                                Land ownership: Private
                        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.
                        
                                
Holdings
Not available
Workings
                        Type: Underground
        
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
                            Record Type: Site
                Operation Category: Occurrence
                Deposit Type: Replacement
                Operation Type: Unknown
                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: Galena 
                           
                    Gangue: Calcite 
                        
Comments
Not available
References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 212.  
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho:  USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 34 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 15 
                                                                
            
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