The Explorer Group is a silver, copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,901 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: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 45.115, -114.52361
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Explorer Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Explorer Group
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Crags Addition
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1961
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains - Bighorn Crags
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain; Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANDOM FLOAT SAMPLE CONTAINS 0.17 OZ. AG/TON, 0.01% CU, 0.05% PB, 0.30% ZN
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 1 MI NW OF CRAGS CAMPGROUND
Comment (Geology): MAFIC DIKE STRIKES N 50 DEG E; APLITIC DIKE STRIKES N 50 DEG W
References
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F.W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON F.W. CATER, BULL. 130
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