Idaho · Custer County
Past Producer

South Butte Mine

Custer County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryGold, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlStructure - Mine On West Limb Of Clayton Anticline
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Dolomite · Kinnikinic Quartzite-Quartzite, Dolomite
StructureClayton Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071137
MRDS IDW014368
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.2869, -114.4522
References
Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 589, 104 P.Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.Campbell, A., 1945, Forty-Sixth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1944.Campbell, A., 1947 , Forty-Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1946McDowell, G.A., 1948 , Forty-Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1947Bell, R.N., 1935 , The Gold Resources Of Idaho: Mining And Contracting Review, V. 37 , No. 33 , P. 6 - 7Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, 1975 , First Annual Report Addendum, 95 P.1913 Geolmap Umpleby, J. B., Bulletin 5391937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877Ross, C.P., 1937 , USGS Bulletin 877 , P. 144; Campbell, A., 1945 , 46th Annual Report, P. 202; Campbell, A., 1947 , 48th Annual Report, P. 240; McDowell, G.A., 1948 , 49th Annual Report, P. 234