The Buckskin Group is a lead mine located in Boundary county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 48.8742, -116.26420
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Buckskin Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckskin Group
Secondary: Howard Wickersham
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Boundary
District: Moyie-Yaak 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: Kaniksu National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wickersham, Howard
Owner Name: Hash, Sam
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Cabinet Mountains - Bussard Mountain
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAYS RANGED UP TO $30/TON
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): Open Cuts And 2 Crosscut Tunnels
Comment (Location): Near Foot Of Ridge, Slightly W Of Tommy Moran Property
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, Thor H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, No. 85, 31 P
Reference (Deposit): 1951 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet No. 85
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