Bacon and Beans Claim

The Bacon and Beans Claim is a silver mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Bacon and Beans Claim
Secondary: Susie Q Claim
Secondary: Silver Sue
Secondary: Silver Sue Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): THE SILVER SUE CLAIM IS THE CENTRALLY LOCATED CLAIM IN A THREE CLAIM GROUP BELONGING TO ROB WHALEY. THE CLAIM TO THE WEST IS CALLED THE SUSIE Q AND THE ONE TO THE EAST IS THE BACON AND BEANS.

References

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUR. MNES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 64-85, 1985, TABLE 8,

Reference (Deposit): NO. 3, P. 134.

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