Crystal Claim

The Crystal Claim is a gold mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,999 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

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Site Name

Primary: Crystal Claim

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Yankee 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: Challis National Forest

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Rupert Niece

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: LINEAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE FROM THE DUMP OF THE NORTH ADIT CONTAINED 0.44 OZ AU/TON AND 2.88 OZ AG/TON.

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings Consist of Two Adits, Both Caved At the Portals.

References

Reference (Deposit): Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology, Pamph. 126, P. 9

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bur. Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 350, P. 184.

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