The Foss Mtn Iron Deposit is a iron mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,960 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: 8,960 Feet (2,731 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 44.1981, -113.18250
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Foss Mtn Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Foss Mtn Iron Deposit
Secondary: Lemhi Range Iron
Secondary: Rothwell-Shaffer Property
Secondary: Bell View Mine
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: E. J. Wilson
Home Office: Idaho
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., SOREGAROLI, A. E., AND YOUNG, D. W., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE IRON DEPOSITS OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 67 P. (COPIES IN FILES AT MISSILE SITE; COPY OF IRON CAP IN MPF).
Reference (Deposit): ASHER, R. R., 1964, IRON IN WEISSENBORN, A. E., COMP., MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT 1, P. 104-111.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUR. MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 11-91, 1991, APPENDIX C, NO. 19, P. 138.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1962, HEMATITE VEINS AND HEMATITE REPLACEMENT DEPOSITS IN DOLOMITE, LEMHI AND BUTTE COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 29 P.
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