Wilbert Mine

The Wilbert Mine is a lead mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,850 feet.

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Site Name

Primary: Wilbert Mine
Secondary: Daisy Black
Secondary: Luscomb
Secondary: Waymire

Commodity

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

Location

State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Dome 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: Gary L. Baker
Home Office: Idaho

Owner Name: Wilbert Mining Co.

Production

Year: 1929
Time Period: 1912-1929
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^54 % Pb, 9 Oz Ag/Ton, Au, Cu
Year: 1912
Time Period: 1906-1912
Material type: CON
Description: Cp_Grade: ^51 - 53 % Pb, 9 Oz Ag/Ton
Year: 1913
Time Period: 1906-1913
Material type: PB
Description: Cp_Grade: ^18 % Pb, 3 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.23 % Cu, 0.00024 Oz Au/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1882
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: Lemhi Mountains

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR, STRINGERS

Structure

Type: L
Structure: Folds

Type: L
Structure: Faults

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Feldspathization

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Carbonatization

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Pyritization

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 20-23% PB ORE ALSO RAN ABOUT 3.5 OZ AG/TON
Analytical Data: SOME ORE CARRIED 12-20% PB, WHILE OTHER HIGHER-GRADE ORE CARRIED 20-35% PB

Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Calamine
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Linarite
Gangue: Chalcedony
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Dolomite
Gangue: Jasper

Comments

Comment (Geology): Ross (1933) Regards Age Of Mineralization To Be Miocene, Anderson (1947) Says Early Tertiary (Pre-Miocene)

Comment (Location): On North Creek Just Within The Borders Of The Lemhi Range And Ne Border Butte County

Comment (Production): Items 12-15, No Production In 1918-1924; Item 16 Production Intermittent; Total Production About $2,000,000; Item 12 Grade From Anderson, A. L., 1947; Item 13 Grade From Engineering And Mining Journal-Press

Comment (Development): 36 Claims; The Daisy Black Is The Original Discovery Of The Wilbert Mine

Comment (Deposit): Deposits Dip Ne And Sw At Angles From 20-80 Deg

Comment (Workings): 3 Levels

Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Faults, Folds

Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Oxidation, Carbonatization, Feldspathization, Silicification, Sericitization, Pyritization

Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Fault Zones In Quartzitic Dolomite In Daisy Black Workings; Contact Between Quartzitic Dolomite And Upper White Quartzite In New Wilbert Workings

References

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1933, The Dome Mining District, Butte County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 39, 12 P.

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, R. A., 1948 Reconnaissance Survey Of The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Southwestern Portion Of Lemhi Range, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 80, 17 P.

Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1947, Structural Control And Wall-Rock Alteration At The Wilbert Mine, Dome District, Butte County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, V. 42, No. 4, P. 368-383

Reference (Deposit): Eng. Mining Jour. Press, 1925, Ford Motor And General Motors Companies Help Revive Idaho Mining: Eng. Mining Jour. Press, V. 119, No. 11, P. 455-456

Reference (Deposit): Ross, C. P., 1961, Geology Of The Southern Part Of The Lemhi Range, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1081-F, P. 189-260

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.

Reference (Deposit): Bell, R. N., 1912, Thirteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1911

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1943-1953, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1941-1950

Reference (Deposit): Shaffer, L. E., 1945, The Wilbert Mine, Butte County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished War Minerals Report, 13 P

Reference (Deposit): Umpleby, J. B., 1914, The Lead-Silver Deposits Of The Dome District, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 540, P. 212-222.

Reference (Deposit): Varley, Thomas, Wright, C. A., Soper, E. K., And Livingston, D. C., 1919, A Preliminary Report On The Mining Districts Of Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 166, 113 P.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix B. P. 72-87.

Reference (Production): Items 8, 9, 12-15, 17 Ross, C. P., 1933, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 39; Item 16, USBM, 1943-1953, Mineral Yearbooks For 1941-1950; Items 10, 11, Umpleby, J. B., 1917, USGS Prof. Paper 97; Items 1-6, USBM, 1950, Mineral Yearbook For 1948

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