The Snow Storm No. 1 Claim is a silver, molybdenum, gold, lead, and copper mine located in Valley county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,599 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: 8,599 Feet (2,621 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Lead, Copper
Lat, Long: 44.8108, -115.37170
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Snow Storm No. 1 Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Snow Storm No. 1 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Valley
District: Indian Creek District
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: Boise National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1904
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.05 OZ. AG/TON, 0.16% PB, TRACE CU, MO, AND AU
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): NEAR HEAD OF BIG CHIEF CREEK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): PIT IS IN TALUS.
References
Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, BULL. 130
Reference (Deposit): CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1304, 431 P
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