The Del Yante Property is a lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 9,400 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: 9,400 Feet (2,865 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.1236, -114.57640
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Del Yante Property MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Del Yante Property
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder 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: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: White Cloud Peaks
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Copper Stains
Rocks
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Argillite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Jamesonite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): ABOUT A MI SE OF AND ON SAME MOUNTAIN AS LIVINGSTON MINE LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 7-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH USFS LAND OWNERSHIP BOUNDARIES, 1:126,720 SCALE.
Comment (Workings): 3 CAVED TUNNELS, SOME OPEN CUTS AND TRENCHES
References
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1949, The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Boulder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Pamph. 88, 28 P
Reference (Deposit): 1949 Geolmap Ida. Bur. Mines And Geol. Pamph. 88
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