The Rustler Claims Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Blaine county, Idaho at an elevation of 7,100 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: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 43.4317, -114.45030
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Rustler Claims Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rustler Claims Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Idaho
County: Blaine
District: Camas District (Hailey Gold Belt)
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
Owner Name: Hailey Trust
Owner Name: Rustler Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sawtooth Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Brecciation, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Siderite
Comments
Comment (Development): SEVERAL CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND DRIFTS; WORKINGS WERE BEING PUMPED OUT IN 1955.
Comment (Location): E OF THE HATTIE
Comment (Commodity): FAIR RADIOACTIVITY ESTIMATED, DUMP MAY RUN 0.05 TO 0.1 U3O8. UNDERGROUND NOT EXAMINED.
References
Reference (Deposit): POWERS, H. A., 1955, RUSTLER MINE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN- FILE REPORT.
Reference (Deposit): WEIS, P. L., AND OTHERS, 1958, RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE MINERALS IN WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND WESTERN MONTANA, 1952-1955: USGS BULL. 1074-B, P. 46 P.
Reference (Deposit): 1946 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76
Reference (Deposit): 1955 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
Reference (Deposit): 1958 RECON P. L. WEIS AND OTHERS, BULL. 1074 - B
Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1946, A GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE HAILEY GOLD BELT (CAMAS DISTRICT), BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 76, 26 P.
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