The Evening Star Group is a uranium and copper mine located in Bear Lake county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Uranium, Copper
Lat, Long: 42.3392, -111.18830
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Evening Star Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Evening Star Group
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Bear Lake
District: Montpelier 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: Caribou National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Middle Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Preuss Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Home Canyon Anticline
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Clay, Mud
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLE SHOWED 1 % CU AND 0.003 % URANIUM
Analytical Data: 14 INCH SAMPLE ACROSS MINERALIZED ZONE SHOWED 2.85 % CU
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO WELL DEFINED MINERAL STREAK PRESENT
References
Reference (Deposit): MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , P. 347
Reference (Deposit): GOTT, G. B., AND ERICKSON, R. L., 1952 , RECONNAISSANCE OF URANIUM AND COPPER DEPOSITS IN PARTS OF NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, UTAH, IDAHO, AND WYOMING: USGS CIRC. 219 , P. 6
Reference (Deposit): GALE, H. S., 1910 , GEOLOGY OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR MONTPELIER, BEAR LAKE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 430 , P. 112 - 121
Reference (Deposit): 1910 RECON H. S. GALE, BULL. 430
Reference (Deposit): 1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152
Reference (Deposit): 1952 RECON G. B. GOTT AND R. L. ERICKSON, CIRC. 219
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