The Sam and Tom Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 8,999 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: 8,999 Feet (2,743 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 43.5153, -113.66890
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Sam and Tom Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sam and Tom Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Idaho
County: Butte
District: Lava Creek 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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Pioneer Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Epidote
Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Syenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLE OF 1 FT OF MINERALIZED TACTITE ASSAYED 0.17% WO3
Materials
Ore: Powellite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Diopside
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Production): 15 Tons Ore Shipped (Anderson 1929)
Comment (Location): N Side Boyle Mountain Adjoining The Pandora; Just Inside Butte County
Comment (Geology): Original Alteration entry: Oxidation, Epidote
Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Syenite Dike, Fault, Fissure
Comment (Geology): Pb-Ag Vein Occurs In Both Limestone And Syenite Dike And Is Controlled By A Fissure; Disseminated W Deposit Is In Limestone And The Underside Of Syenite Dike; Age Of Mineralization Above For Pb-Ag; W Age Of Mineralization Was Lcret
Comment (Deposit): A Silver-Lead Vein Trends N 85 Deg W, Dips 85 Deg Ne, And Is 1.5 Ft Wide; Strike And Dip Above Is For W Mineralization
References
Reference (Deposit): Cook, E. F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.
Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32
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