Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, CHIMNEY-LIKE, BUNCHES, LENS
Ore controlFissures And Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueCalcite, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · White Knob Formation Or Cu Basin Formation: Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10071908
MRDS IDW015675
Alternate namesAntelope Mine, Big Dipper, Weiler Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.601, -113.66199
References
Anderson, A. L., 1929, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Lava Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 32, 70 P.Salt Lake Mining Review, 1923, Mineral Resources And Opportunities Of Custer County, Idaho: Salt Lake Mining Review, V. 25, No. 6, P. 12-15Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region,Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1252-A, 30 P.U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 615, P. 246.USBM, 1943, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbook For 1941, P. 331-357