The G. B. Williams Antimony Mine is a antimony mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Antimony
Lat, Long: 44.1375, -114.60610
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G. B. Williams Antimony Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: G. B. Williams Antimony Mine
Secondary: Crater Prospect
Secondary: Lakeview Claims
Secondary: Crater Lake Mine
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1924
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR, PODS, STRINGERS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Idaho Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Brecciation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SAMPLES CONTAIN 5.9 OZ AG/TON, 2.4% PB, 0.91% ZN, AND 3% SB
Analytical Data: WEIGHTED AVERAGES 1 OZ AG/TON, 1.3% PB, 0.08% ZN, 0.82% SB.
Materials
Ore: Jamesonite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Enargite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pentlandite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Marcasite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): Located Near South End of Crater Lake Land Status Value Calculated 7-94 Using Gis Overlay Analysis With Usfs Land Ownership Boundaries, 1:126,720 Scale.
Comment (Workings): 1 Adit, 2 Winzes, 15 Ft. Shaft and Several Open Cuts
References
Reference (Deposit): Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 648 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open-File Rept
Reference (Deposit): Kern, Richard, R., 1972, Geology And Economic Deposits Of Slate Creek Area, Custer Co., Idaho: Pocatello, Idaho, Idaho State Univ. Ms Thesis, P. 41 - 45.
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P., P. 152-153.
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1949, Idaho Bur. Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 88, P. 25-26.
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy And Others, 1986, U. S. Geol. Survey Bulletin 1545-E, P. 360-363; Plate 3, No. 89.
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