Idaho · Custer County
Past Producer

Redbird Mine

Custer County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadFluorine-FluoriteCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure - Mine Occurs On West Limb Of Clayton Anticline
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Smithsonite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Other materialsCalamine, Calcite, Cerargyrite, Cerussite, Fluorite, Galena, Limonite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Wad, Wulfenite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Limestone · Saturday Mountain Formation-Dolomitic Slates, Limestones
StructureClayton Anticline
AlterationFe, Mn Stains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1878
Identification
Deposit ID10071136
MRDS IDW014367
Alternate namesRed Bird
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates44.31, -114.4747
References
Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 539, 104 P.Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.Bell, R. N., 1919, Twentieth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1918.Campbell, A., 1947, Forty - Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry For The Year 1946.The Wallace Miner, Nov. 14 , 19571884 Direxpl Omaha & Grant Co., USGS Bulletin 8771912 Direxpl Idaho Mining & Smelting Co., USGS Bulletin 8771913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 5391925 Direxpl Ford Motor Co., USGS Bulletin 8771937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877USGS Open File Rept. 1975, Geol. Map, Clayton, Id Quad.USBM 'Activity Of Id Mining Properties In 1974,' 1975, P.8Patton, 1948, Cornell Univ., M.S. Thesis: Geol. Of The Clayton Area, Custer Co., IdCampbell, 25th, 26th, &2 8th Ann. Rept. Of The Mineral Industry In Idaho For 1923, 1924, & 1926Ross, C.P., 1937 , USGS Bulletin 877 , P. 140 ( Item 8 ); Item 1 , Bell, R.N., 1919 , 20th Annual Report, P. 63 ; Item 2 , Campbell, A., 1947 , 48th Annual Report, P. 240 Item 9 , The Wallace Miner, Nov. 14 , 1957Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P., P. 140.