Butte - Antelope Mine

The Butte - Antelope Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,500 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: Butte - Antelope Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Butte

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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