Hub Group

The Hub Group is a silver mine located in Butte county, Idaho at an elevation of 6,401 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: Hub Group
Secondary: Rosa
Secondary: Liberty
Secondary: Lou Moore
Secondary: Lost Mine
Secondary: Mayflower

Commodity

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

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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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: STRINGERS, LENS, BLEBS

Structure

Type: L
Structure: Gouge

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Oxidation

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Sericitization

Alteration Type: L
Alteration: Silicification

Rocks

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: QUARTZ IN 1 VEIN RAN $19 AU/TON
Analytical Data: ORE IN 1 MINERALIZED ZONE RAN 200 OZ AG/TON

Materials

Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Polybasite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Rhodochrosite
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Stephanite
Ore: Psilomelane
Ore: Proustite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Production): Production Value $90,000. A Small Amount Of Ag-Au Ore Was Produced In 1938.

Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Mineralization Very Erratic And Scattered

Comment (Location): Along Tributary Of S Fk Lava Creek About 2.5 Mi E Of Martin Post Office

Comment (Deposit): 1 Mineralized Zone Described Above; 1 Vein 350 Ft Long And 20-30 Ft Wide Had A Strike Of N 55 Deg E And 70 Deg Nw Dip; A Second Vein Trends N 63 Deg E And Dips 75 Deg Nw

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

Comment (Geology): Original Ore Control entry: Brecciation And Fissure Zones

Comment (Geology): Original Structures entry: Gouge

Comment (Geology): Concentration Process: Hypogene

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM, 1939, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbook For 1938, P. 335-358

Reference (Deposit): Prinz, W. C., 1964, Mineral Resources-Manganese, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 116 - 119

Reference (Production): Anderson, A. L., 1929, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32; Item 1, USBM, 1939, Mineral Yearbook For 1938

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

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