El Paso Group

The El Paso Group is a gold mine located in Gem county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 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

Name: El Paso Group

State:  Idaho

County:  Gem

Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 43.8686, -116.29140

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El Paso Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: El Paso Group
Secondary: Granite State
Secondary: Old Man


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Gem
District: West View 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

Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Granite State Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Physiographic Detail: Sawtooth Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SEAMS AND STRINGERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.4 - 0.5 OZ AU/TON


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): 20 Patented Claims, 16 Unpatented Claims

Comment (Location): On The E And Ne Side Of Crown Point

Comment (Geology): Original ore control entry: Fissure Zone

Comment (Production): Prod: < $300,000


References

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1934, Geology Of The Pearl - Horseshoe Bend Gold Belt: Idaho, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 3

Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1934, Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 41, P. 34.


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