Excelsior

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

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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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