Buster Mine

The Buster Mine is a gold mine located in Idaho county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,199 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

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Site Name

Primary: Buster Mine
Secondary: Golden Rule
Secondary: Protection

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tellurium

Location

State: Idaho
County: Idaho
District: Elk City District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: F. W. Bradley, J. H. Mc Kinzie, M. L. Requa

Owner Name: F. W. Bradley

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Underground
Discovery Year: 1870
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: Clearwater Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENS

Structure

Type: L
Description: Brecciation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidation

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: GOLD AVERAGED $10 TO $20/TON. (1934)

Materials

Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): 10 To 30 % Pyrite

Comment (Production): Gross Production Close To $300000. 73% Recovery

Comment (Development): Mill, (Crusher, Two 5 - Stamp Batteries, Amalgamating Plates, 6 Vanners); Cyanidation

References

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906.

Reference (Deposit): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.

Reference (Deposit): 1907 Compile State Mine Inspector'S Annual Rept.

Reference (Deposit): 1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9

Reference (Production): Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9

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