The Wilson Group is a antimony and gold mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony, Gold
Lat, Long: 45.05972, -115.41500
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Wilson Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wilson Group
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Edwardsburg 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: Payette National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Sam Wilson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1896
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; 4 Inches Gouge; Sericitization; Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.09, 0.95 OZ SB/TON.
Analytical Data: 0.95, 1.22 OZ. AG
Analytical Data: SAMPLES ASSAYED 1.5 OZ AU/TON. USGS ASSAYS OF 0.01 OZ AU
Materials
Ore: Kermesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Stibiconite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR PROFILE GAP; ADJOINS PROFILE - YELLOW PINE CLAIMS ON THE N.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
Reference (Deposit): GEOCHEM E. T. ERICKSON, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44
Reference (Production): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 44, 45 P.
Reference (Deposit): SHENON, P. J., AND ROSS, C. P., 1936, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR EDWARDSBURG AND THUNDER MOUNTAIN, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 44, 45 P
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