The Little Livingston Mine is a lead 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: Lead
Lat, Long: 44.1472, -114.59670
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Little Livingston Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Livingston Mine
Secondary: Little Livingston Lake Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Boulder Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Recreation Area
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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1884
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: Salmon River Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS, BRECCIA
Structure
Type: L
Description: Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SELECT SAMPLE CONTAINED 13.7 OZ AG/TON, 19.4% PB, OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED LESS THAN 3 OZ AG/TON, 1% PB.
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CAVED
References
Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.
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): 1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877
Reference (Deposit): 1974 Recon Tschanz, C. M., And Others, Open-File Rept.
Reference (Production): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.
Reference (Deposit): Kiilsgaard, Thor 1949 IBMG Pam 88 P. 26-27
Reference (Deposit): Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545e, P. 358, Pl. 3, No. 88
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