Glory Group Prospect

Occurrence in Blaine county in Idaho, United States with commodities Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070755
MRDS ID W013831
Record type Site
Current site name Glory Group Prospect
Related records 10289734

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.84343, 43.87489 (WGS84)
Elevation 2835
Relative position 9.5 MI. W. OF GALENA, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Blaine(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Frenchman Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sun Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Blaine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 014E 05 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Stibnite Ore

Analytical data

Result 1 - 3% PB
Result 1 - 3% ZN
Result 0.05 AU, 1 - 3 OZ. AG. SELECTED SAMPLES FROM THE SB DEPOSIT YIELDED 54% SB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Rock description Idaho Batholith-Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wood River Formation-Limestone, Calcareous Sandstone
    Rock description Wood River Form.-Limestone, Calcareous Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.84343, 43.87489

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.05M
    Length 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sawtooth District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Paul W. Reed

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 BULLDOZER CUTS

Comments on development

  • 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS ; ECON.COM: IF MATERIAL SHIPPED TO A PB-ZN SMELTER, U3O8 LOST. IF SHIPPED TO A U3O8 MILL. PB-ZN LOST. THE SHEAR ZONE IN GRANITE MAY HAVE SOME POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE, LOW TONNAGE OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GREEN, WILLIAM R., 1967, GLORY GROUP: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT

  • Deposit

    1966 DIREXPL EL PASO NATURAL GAS, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.

  • Deposit

    1967 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANTIMONY VEIN DIPS 45 DEG E

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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