The Silver Rule Mine is a silver mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,598 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: 7,598 Feet (2,316 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 44.1783, -114.57470
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Silver Rule Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Rule Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse 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
Owner Name: Ford Motor Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1882
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT DUMP SAMPLES HAD: 0.03 OZ AU/TON, 1.1 - 4.6 OZ AG/TON, 0.09 - 0.4% PB, 0.27 - 40.0 % ZN, MINOR - 0.55 % CU.
Analytical Data: RANDOM SAMPLES OF DUMPS CONTAINED: 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 4.6 OZ AG/TON, 1.2% PB, 0.12% ZN, MINOR COPPER
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): On Silver Rule Creek About 2.5 Mi Above Confluence With Slate Creek .
Comment (Production): Value $600000 ; Item 8 Production Intermittent : Production In 1914 , 1948 , 1949 ; Item 8 Production Intermittent : Production In 1914 , 1948 , 1949 . Production Years: 1914 , 1948 , 1949
Comment (Workings): Workings Caved, Nature Mineral Deposit Undetermined.
References
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.
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): 1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877
Reference (Deposit): Choate, Raoul USGS Bulletin 877 P 148
Reference (Production): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open-File Rept., P. 354.
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545-E, P.286, Pl.3, No. 80
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