The Pioneer Group Prospect is a antimony mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 44.9178, -115.47170
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Pioneer Group Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pioneer Group Prospect
Secondary: Syringa Associates Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine 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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Syringa Associates
Years: 1952 -
Owner Name: Guy Herbert, Jr., Syringa Associates Mining Engineer
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Stibnite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): PROSPECT IS LOCATED BETWEEN 6000 FT AND 6500 FT ON THE SLOPE E OF THE JOHNSON CR AIRPORT
Comment (Development): D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 2572 (ANTIMONY AND TUNGSTEN) 1952
Comment (Deposit): FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE D.M.E.A. DOCKET NO. 2572 (1952)
References
Reference (Deposit): COMMODITY FILES, U.S.G.S., SPOKANE WA
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