The White Mare Group is a mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,995 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: 7,995 Feet (2,437 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.7833, -115.37000
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White Mare Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: White Mare Group
Secondary: Springfield Scheelite Mine
Secondary: Idaho Primitive Area.
Commodity
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Yellow Pine District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Primitive Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Bradley Mining Co.
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1947
Owner Name: Lafe Cox
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1973
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1953
Discovery Year: 1945
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scheelite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1304, 1973, P. 210-213.
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