Iope Group

The Iope Group is a silver and zinc mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 10,000 feet.

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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: Iope Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

Elevation: 10,000 Feet (3,048 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 44.0147, -114.63720

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Iope Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iope Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: East Fork 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: Sawtooth National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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: White Cloud Peaks


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Fault


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicified, Leaching


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 4 CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS SHEAR ZONE AVG.: 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 0.75 OZ AG/TON, 0.44% PB, 3.23% ZN, 0.12% SB.
Analytical Data: A GRAB SAMPLE ASSAYED: 3.4 OZ AG/TON, 1.7% PB, 7.0% ZN, 0.4% SB, 0.2% CU NO GOLD


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): On Ridge Between Washington Basin and Iope Creek

Comment (Development): 3 Unpatented Lode Claims

Comment (Workings): 2 Inclined Shafts and An Adit All Inaccessible


References

Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open - File Rept., 648 P

Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545e, P. 301, Pl. 3, No. 138


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