Lead - Metals Mine

The Lead - Metals Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,402 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Lead - Metals Mine

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Sheep Mountain 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: Challis National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Empire Exploration, Inc.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1946
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

Form: STRINGERS, VEINLETS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

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

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 1 HIGH VALUE SAMPLE CONTAINED: 0.04 OZ AU/TON, 52.9 OZ AG/TON, 4.6 % CU, 64.0 % PB, 4.0 % ZN
Analytical Data: SAMPLES AVERAGED: TRACE AU, 2.56 OZ AG/TON, 0.06% CU, 2.0% PB, 0.24% ZN.

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Bornite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Workings): Diamond Drilling

Comment (Development): 8 Lode Claims.

Comment (Location): At Head of Bruin Creek, At End of Sheep Mountain Road, 1.7 Mi W. of Sheep Mountain

References

Reference (Deposit): Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P.

Reference (Deposit): Western Mining News, Feb. 7, 1969.

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