The Stenson S is a mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,526 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: 6,526 Feet (1,989 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 44.9792, -113.47690
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Stenson S MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stenson S
Secondary: Buffalo Mine
Commodity
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Thorium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Mc Devitt Mining 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: Salmon National Forest
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Monazite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Rutile
Unknown: Thorite
Unknown: Microcline
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ, BUNKER, AND BUSH 1971 USGS PROF PAPER 750-C, P 136-1
Reference (Deposit): WEIS, ARMSTRONG, & ROSENBLUM 1958 USGS BULL 1074-B, P 39
Reference (Deposit): TRITES AND TOOKER 1953 USGS BULL 988-H, P 157-209
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON 1958 ID BUR MINES AND GEOL PAMPH 115, P 66
Reference (Deposit): ROSS AND GEORGE 1966 USBM RES REPT 62.1 SALT LK CTY MET RES
Reference (Deposit): STAATZ 1972 USGS BULL 1351 94 P GEOL TH VEINS LEMHI PASS QU
Reference (Deposit): SHARP AND CAVENDER 1962 USGS BULL 1126, 76 P
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