Gregg-Bently Claim

The Gregg-Bently Claim is a gold mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho.

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

Name: Gregg-Bently Claim  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 45.60556, -113.96167

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Gregg-Bently Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Gregg-Bently Claim
Secondary: Red Fox Placer
Secondary: Florence


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Gibbonsville District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Amex Mining Corp.
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1966

Owner Name: Bently And Gregg


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Year First Production: 1938
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Beaverhead Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM 1957 PLUMB


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Development): PROSPECTED AND TESTED IN 1938.


References

Reference (Deposit): Lorain and Metzger, 1939, USBM IC-7082.

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Alfred L., 1957, Idaho Pamphlet 112, Pp 45-51.


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