The Rob-Roy Mine is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,301 feet.
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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: 8,301 Feet (2,530 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.3014, -114.41110
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Rob-Roy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rob-Roy Mine
Secondary: Rob Roy Mine
Secondary: Red Top Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Tom And Bob Campbell
Home Office: Clayton, Id.
Years: 1944 -
Owner Name: Talache Mines, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
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
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): For More Information See U.S. Bureau of Mines War Minerals Memorandum "Rob-Roy Mine" April, 1944.
References
Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, U.S.G.S., Spokane, WA
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C.P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 877, 161 P.
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