Great Western Mine

The Great Western Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,402 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Great Western Mine
Secondary: La Riviere Perdu Nos. 18-24
Secondary: Ingersoll Mine
Secondary: Hawley Property

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Dome 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Bill Yearsley
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Idaho

Owner Name: Great Western Co., Inc.

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: Lemhi Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Carbonatization

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Anglesite

Comments

Comment (Location): 1.5 Mi S Of Wilbert Mine; Low On Slope Of Range S Of Camp Creek

Comment (Production): A Small Amount Of Pb Ore Was Produced In 1937.

Comment (Development): 5 Claims, Most Important Is Ingersoll

References

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1933, The Dome Mining District, Butte County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 39, 12 P.

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, R. A., 1948 Reconnaissance Survey Of The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Southwestern Portion Of Lemhi Range, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 80, 17 P.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1912, The Lead-Silver Deposits Of The Dome District, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 540, P. 212-222

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1961, Geology Of The Southern Part Of The Lemhi Range, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1081-F, P. 189-260

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1907

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1945, 1949, 1950, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1943, 1947, 1948

Reference (Deposit): Shaffer, L. E., 1942, The Great Western Mine, Dome Mining District, Butte County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished War Minerals Memorandu, 3 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix B, P. 88-130.

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