The Golden Bear No. 2 is a cobalt mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,240 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: 6,240 Feet (1,902 Meters)
Commodity: Cobalt
Lat, Long: 45.1789, -115.12920
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Golden Bear No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Golden Bear No. 2
Secondary: Idaho Primitive Area.
Commodity
Primary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
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
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Wiles, Wilbur And Thrall, Ray
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1961
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Comment (Deposit): GOLDEN BEAR NO. 2 IS ABOUT 183 METERS SOUTH OF GOLDEN BEAR NO.1. A SAMPLE ACROSS NE END OF VEIN EXPOSURE CONTAINED 0.03 PERCENT COBALT, 0.5 PERCENT MANGANESE, TRACE GOLD AND SILVER VEIN 30 M. NW OF GOLDEN BEAR NO. 2 SAMPLE ASSAYED GOLD AT 27 GRAM PER M.TON, SILVER AT 17.0 GRAM PER M. TON.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1304; 1973, P. 156-157.
Reference (Deposit): IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO, USGS BULLETIN
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