The Butte Mining Company Prospect is a lead mine located in Benewah county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,400 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 47.4086, -116.50580
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Butte Mining Company Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Butte Mining Company Prospect
Secondary: Independent Claim Group
Secondary: Rex Claim Group
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Benewah
District: Roundtop District
Land Status
Land ownership: Indian Reservation
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Butte Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Underground
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: Coeur D'Alene Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Wnw St. Joe River Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): 6 Unpatented Claims
Comment (Location): At Head Of Evans Cr. About A Mi. To The NW Of The Summit Of Roundtop; Very Near Kootenai Co. Line.
Comment (Geology): The Quartzites Strike Nearly Due W, Dip 40 Deg. S.
Comment (Location): Original coordinates for line#1 were: lat/long NAD27 47-24-35N 116-29-18W (47.40972 -116.48833); UTM N5250600 E538600 Z11N; PLSS line# 1: Meridian- Boise, TWNSHP 047N, RNG 001W, Sect 20, Sect_fract
Comment (Names): The Additional Names Are Claim Groups Once Owned By The Butte Mining Co. The Rainbow Mining Co. Now Owns Them.
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1928, A Geological Reconnaissance In The St. Maries Region, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 30, P. 17
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1940, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 53
Reference (Deposit): Administrative Report BIA-54, P 34 (Confidential).
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