G. B. Williams Antimony Mine

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

Name: G. B. Williams Antimony Mine  

State:  Idaho

County:  Custer

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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