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
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.
Idaho Gold
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