The Idahoan and Old Bible Back Mines is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,560 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: 9,560 Feet (2,914 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.9983, -114.64000
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Idahoan and Old Bible Back Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Idahoan and Old Bible Back Mines
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Germania Creek 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: Sawtooth National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1879
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES TAKEN AVERAGED 0.06 OZ AU/TON, 12.64 OZ AG/TON, 4.27% PB, 1.02% ZN, 0.58% CU, 0.45% SB.
Materials
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Production): ITEM 8 VALUE $250000
Comment (Workings): 8 ADITS. 3 OPEN. INACTIVE SINCE 1935. AREA IS 41,500 SQ. FT.
Comment (Location): WESTERN END OF BIBLE BACK MOUNTAIN
References
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P
Reference (Deposit): 1974 OTHER C. M. TSCHANZ AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT
Reference (Production): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OF REPT. 648 P.
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