The Shellrock Peak Occurrence is a silver mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,680 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: 7,680 Feet (2,341 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.9542, -114.92810
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Shellrock Peak Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Shellrock Peak Occurrence
Secondary: Idaho Primitive Area.
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): ANDESITIC AND RHYOLITIC DIKES CUT CHALLIS VOLCANICS AND CAUSED ALTERNATION AND MINERALIZATION. SEVEN SAMPLES TAKEN FROM BOTH THE DIKES AND COUNTRY ROCK ASSAYED A TRACE GOLD, 0 TO .01% CU, AND 0 TO .01% P6, AND AVE. 10.3 GRAMS SILVER PER TONNE.
References
Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL.
Reference (Deposit): CATER & OTHERS, 1973, USGS BULL 1304, PG 278-9.
Reference (Deposit): 1304; 1973, P. 260-262 & 278-279.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO, USGS BULLETIN
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