Sentinel Mine

The Sentinel Mine is a lead mine located in Butte 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sentinel Mine
Secondary: North Creek No. 1
Secondary: Lindy
Secondary: Johnson

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Frank Byrd And Richard Nichols
Home Office: Idaho

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

Type: R
Structure: Black Canyon Fault

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite

Comments

Comment (Location): In North Creek Canyon About 1 Mi Upstream From Wilbert Camp

Comment (Workings): 2 Levels

Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Dolomite Bedding Planes In Part And W Branch Of Black Canyon Fault In Part

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1949-1951, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1947-1949.

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

Reference (Production): Ross, C. P., 1961, USGS Bulletin 1081-F; Item 9, USBM, 1949-1951, Mineral Yearbooks For 1947-1949

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, The Lead-Silver Deposits Of The Dome District, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 540, P. 212-222.

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 97, 129 P.

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1933, The Dome Mining District, Butte County, Id: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet No. 39, 12 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix B, P. 57-71.

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