The Butte - Antelope Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 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: 7,500 Feet (2,286 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.5889, -113.66810
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Butte - Antelope Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butte - Antelope Mine
Secondary: Footwall Group
Secondary: Lowboy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Butte-Antelope Min. Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1890
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: STRINGERS, LENS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ORE REPORTED TO CARRY 150-300 OZ AG/TON, BUT SOME SELECTED SAMPLES WITH GALENA ASSAYED 31 OZ AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Head Of Lead Belt Creek
Comment (Workings): Open Cuts, Short Tunnels And Drifts
Comment (Development): 14 Unpatented Claims
Comment (Deposit): Trend Of Vein Is Reported To Be Nearly N And The Dip Is Steeply W; This Vein May Be 1 Of Lead Belt Veins; Vein Several Inches Wide
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-4, NO. 616, P. 246.
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LAVA CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32, 70 P
Reference (Production): ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32
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