The Meyers Cove is a fluorine-fluorite and antimony mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho.
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:
Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite, Antimony
Lat, Long: 44.83333, -114.50000
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Meyers Cove MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Meyers Cove
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Location): LAT. AND LONG. ARE APPROX.
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A.L., 1943, THE ANTIMONY AND FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS NEAR MYERS COVE, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 6
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