The South Butte Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 44.2869, -114.45220
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South Butte Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: South Butte Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: South Butte Silver Mines
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Clayton Anticline
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: DUMP ORE 8% PB, 8 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: CRUDE SHIPPING ORE: 50% PB, 600 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Adjoins Red Bird To South
Comment (Workings): Assessment Work
Comment (Production): Intermittent Production
References
Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 589, 104 P.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, A., 1945, Forty-Sixth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1944.
Reference (Deposit): Campbell, A., 1947 , Forty-Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1946
Reference (Deposit): McDowell, G.A., 1948 , Forty-Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1947
Reference (Deposit): Bell, R.N., 1935 , The Gold Resources Of Idaho: Mining And Contracting Review, V. 37 , No. 33 , P. 6 - 7
Reference (Deposit): Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, 1975 , First Annual Report Addendum, 95 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 539
Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877
Reference (Deposit): 1945 Compile 46th Ann. Idaho State Mine Inspector's Rept., 1944
Reference (Deposit): 1948 Compile 49th Ann. Idaho State Mine Inspector's Rept., 1947
Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Labor Ann. Rept. Addendum
Reference (Production): Ross, C.P., 1937 , USGS Bulletin 877 , P. 144; Campbell, A., 1945 , 46th Annual Report, P. 202; Campbell, A., 1947 , 48th Annual Report, P. 240; McDowell, G.A., 1948 , 49th Annual Report, P. 234
Reference (Deposit): 1947 Compile 48th Ann. Idaho State Mine Inspector's Rept., 1946
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