Explorer Group

The Explorer Group is a silver, copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,901 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: Explorer Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Lemhi

Elevation: 8,901 Feet (2,713 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 45.115, -114.52361

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Explorer Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Explorer Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Crags Addition


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: Salmon National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1961
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 - Bighorn Crags


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fe Stain; Chloritization


Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Eocene

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Eocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RANDOM FLOAT SAMPLE CONTAINS 0.17 OZ. AG/TON, 0.01% CU, 0.05% PB, 0.30% ZN


Materials

Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): 1 MI NW OF CRAGS CAMPGROUND

Comment (Geology): MAFIC DIKE STRIKES N 50 DEG E; APLITIC DIKE STRIKES N 50 DEG W


References

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

Reference (Deposit): 1973 RECON F.W. CATER, BULL. 130


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