Basin Group

The Basin Group is a silver mine located in Camas county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,998 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

Name: Basin Group  

State:  Idaho

County:  Camas

Elevation: 6,998 Feet (2,133 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 43.8122, -114.99250

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Basin Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Basin Group


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead


Location

State: Idaho
County: Camas


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

Type: Unknown


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FS MIN EXAM. 1956. ASSAY. 1956. BLACK AND DEASON. SALT LAKE CITY


Materials

Ore: Lead
Ore: Silver


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad No 497


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