The Snow Storm No. 1 Claim is a lead mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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: 7,999 Feet (2,438 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.8108, -115.37170
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Snow Storm No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snow Storm No. 1 Claim
Secondary: Idaho Primitive Area.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
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
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: 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
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Deposit): ONLY WORKING IS ONE EXPOSED SLOUGHED PIT IN GRANITIC TALUS. BEDROCK IS NOT EXPOSED. ANALYSIS OF VEIN MATERIAL AND GRANITIC ROCKS SELECTED FROM THE DUMP ON SITE AVERAGED 1.7 GRAM SILVER PER METRIC TON, 0.16 PERCENT LEAD, AND TRACE COPPER, MOLYBDENUM, GOLD AND BORNITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1304, 1973, P. 357.
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