The Desert Group Prospect is a cobalt 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
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Desert Group Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Desert Group Prospect
Secondary: Penn-Idaho Mines Property
Commodity
Primary: Cobalt
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Blackbird 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Penn-Idaho Mines, Inc.
Home Office: 555 Schoonmaker Ave, Monessen Penn.
Owner Name: P. N. Shockey; W. R. Oref
Home Office: Box 92, Salmon, Id.
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
Form: FRACTURE COATINGS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): 25 CLAIMS RUN UP THE RIDGE NE OF THE BLACKBIRD TOWNSITE
Comment (Development): THE DESERT GROUP OF CLAIMS, MOJAVE 1-12 AND SAHARA 1-13 WERE STAKED IN 1957. D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4999 INCLUDES THE BIG NICKLE GROUP OF CLAIMS 4 MI W OF THE DESERT GROUP
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 4999 ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, USGS, SPOKANE WA
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