Gamebet Claim Group

The Gamebet Claim Group is a copper mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,399 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

Name: Gamebet Claim Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 8,399 Feet (2,560 Meters)

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 43.7119, -113.93610

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Gamebet Claim Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gamebet Claim Group
Secondary: Lambert Property


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Copper Basin 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: Challis National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Harold C. Lambert
Years: 1960 -


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
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Location): Located On the E. Side of Star Hope Creek, N.W. of the Star Hope Mine.

Comment (Production): Approximately 60 Tons of Cu-Ag Ore Was Apparently Shipped From This Property

Comment (Development): Property Consists of Four Unpatented Claims, Gamebet 1-4

Comment (Deposit): Four Mineralized Veins Have Been Explored. Property Consists of Four Unpatented Claims, Gameblet 1-Through 4.

Comment (Workings): One Adit, A Shallow Shaft, and Several Trenches Comprised the Workings In 1960.

Comment (Deposit): For More Information See O.M.E. Docket No. 6089. ; Info.Src : 2 Unpub Rept


References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 605, P. 244.

Reference (Deposit): Commodity Files, U.S.G.S., Spokane, Wa

Reference (Deposit): USGS Pp 97, 133 P.


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