The Buckskin Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,201 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
Elevation: 7,201 Feet (2,195 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.3311, -115.07220
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Buckskin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckskin Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Valley Creek 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: Challis National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1883
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
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Bleached, Oxidized
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RANDOM SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM THE 4 VEINS RANGED 0.01 - 0.08 OZ AU/TON, 2.2 - 17.6 OZ AG/TON, 2.2% PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEM 1 FOR ALL 4 VEINS; ITEM 2 FOR 2 VEINS W AND NW OF BUCKSKIN
Comment (Development): 3 CLAIMS PATENTED IN 1890
Comment (Deposit): 4 VEINS
Comment (Location): .25 MI. W. OF VALLEY CREEK AND 1.25 MI SW OF VALLEY CREEK MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): VANNOY AND OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.375-381, PL.3, NO.5
Reference (Deposit): IBMG MINES AND PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD, 1982, MITCHELL
Reference (Deposit): TSCHANZ, C. M. AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH, NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P
Reference (Deposit): 1974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT
Reference (Production): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., P. 510.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS O.F. REPT., P. 510.
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