South Butte Mine

The South Butte Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Custer county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: South Butte Mine

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Idaho
County: Custer
District: Bayhorse 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

Owner Name: South Butte Silver Mines

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Clayton Anticline

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DUMP ORE 8% PB, 8 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: CRUDE SHIPPING ORE: 50% PB, 600 OZ AG/TON

Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): Adjoins Red Bird To South

Comment (Workings): Assessment Work

Comment (Production): Intermittent Production

References

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 589, 104 P.

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.

Reference (Deposit): Campbell, A., 1945, Forty-Sixth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1944.

Reference (Deposit): Campbell, A., 1947 , Forty-Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1946

Reference (Deposit): McDowell, G.A., 1948 , Forty-Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1947

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R.N., 1935 , The Gold Resources Of Idaho: Mining And Contracting Review, V. 37 , No. 33 , P. 6 - 7

Reference (Deposit): Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, 1975 , First Annual Report Addendum, 95 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 539

Reference (Deposit): 1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877

Reference (Deposit): 1945 Compile 46th Ann. Idaho State Mine Inspector's Rept., 1944

Reference (Deposit): 1948 Compile 49th Ann. Idaho State Mine Inspector's Rept., 1947

Reference (Deposit): 1975 Compile Idaho Dept. Labor Ann. Rept. Addendum

Reference (Production): Ross, C.P., 1937 , USGS Bulletin 877 , P. 144; Campbell, A., 1945 , 46th Annual Report, P. 202; Campbell, A., 1947 , 48th Annual Report, P. 240; McDowell, G.A., 1948 , 49th Annual Report, P. 234

Reference (Deposit): 1947 Compile 48th Ann. Idaho State Mine Inspector's Rept., 1946

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