The Silver Tip Mine is a silver mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,001 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 43.5136, -113.64250
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Silver Tip Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Tip Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Structure: Gouge
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification
Rocks
Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: VEIN FILLING CARRIES AS MUCH AS $5 AU/TON
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): A Short Distance Below The Edna Mine Along The N Fk Lava Creek
Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Gouge Seam 1 Ft Wide
Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Silicification, Sericitization
Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Fissure
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32
Reference (Deposit): V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Idaho Falls Quad, Location No. 126
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