Idaho · Butte County
Past Producer

Butte - Antelope Mine

Butte County, Idaho, United States
LeadSilverZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRINGERS, LENS
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Limestone, Shale
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10071902
MRDS IDW015665
Alternate namesFootwall Group, Lowboy Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.5888, -113.66899
References
ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LAVA CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32, 70 PU.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-4, NO. 616, P. 246.ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32