The Excelsior is a lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,439 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: 9,439 Feet (2,877 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3536, -113.26500
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Excelsior MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Excelsior
Secondary: Winnie
Secondary: Constance
Secondary: Newport
Secondary: Weiss
Secondary: Relief
Secondary: Pay Rock
Secondary: War Eagle
Secondary: Apex
Secondary: Annex
Secondary: Rex Millsite
Secondary: Winnie Millsite
Secondary: Constance Millsite
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
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: Targhee National Forest
Holdings
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. S. Johnson
Home Office: Utah
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 11-91, 1991, P. 32-37.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, C. P., AND CARR, M. S., 1941, THE METAL AND COAL
Reference (Deposit): MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO, WITH NOTES ON THE NON-METALLIC
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE-ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET NO. 57, 263 P.
Reference (Deposit): UMPLEBY, J. B., 1913, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF LEMHI
Reference (Deposit): COUNTY, ID: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 528, 182 P.
Reference (Deposit): P. 100.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1905, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1904: STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES REPORT,
Reference (Deposit): P. 107.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING
Reference (Deposit): INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917, P. 44-45.
Reference (Deposit): YEAR 1917, P. 481.
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1921, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN
Reference (Deposit): YEAR 1918, P. 483.
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1922, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC, IN
Reference (Deposit): YEAR 1919, P. 472.
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1922, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN
Reference (Deposit): MINERAL SURVEY 2416A; PATENT NO. 310560, 1913.
Reference (Deposit): BELL, R. N., 1904, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1903: STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES REPORT,
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO: MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES FOR CALENDAR
Reference (Deposit): YEAR 1916, P. 589.
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1921, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC IN
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1919, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN
Reference (Deposit): YEAR 1925, P. 538.
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1928, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN
Reference (Deposit): YEAR 1921, P. 413.
Reference (Deposit): GERRY, C. N., 1924, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN
Reference (Deposit): YEAR 1920, P. 253.
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