Idaho · Custer County
Past Producer

Clayton Silver Mine

Custer County, Idaho, United States
LeadSilverCopperZincGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Polybasite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueMarcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Quartzite · "Kinnikinnic Quartzite", "Ella Dolomite", "Clayton Mine Quartzite", "Saturday Mountain"
Associated rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1934
Identification
Deposit ID10168424
MRDS IDM060188
Alternate namesCuster Mine, Camp Bird Claim Group, Clark Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates44.28069, -114.41452
References
B.L.M., 1980, FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED 230 KV POWERLINE AND RELATED FACILITIES; MOORE, IDAHO TO CHALLIS, IDAHO AND SQUAW CREEK, IDAHO, BLM SALMON DISTRICT, SALMON, IDAHOB.L.M., 1981, MASTER TITLE PLATSCOLSON, JIM, 1981, MINING ENGINEER, CLAYTON SILVER MINES, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.DERKEY, P.D., 1978, U.S.B.M., MINERALS AVAILABILTIES SYSTEM DEPOSIT SUMMARY REPORT, CLAYTON SILVER MINE (UNPUBLISHED)HAYS, W.H., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE LONE PINE PEAK QUAD, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE REPORT 78-1060HOBBS, S.W., 1975, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CLAYTON QUAD, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO: U.S.G.S. OPEN FILE MAP 75-76HOBBS, S.W., 1968, THE KINNIKINIC QUARTZITE OF CENTRAL IDAHO REDEFINITION AND SUBDIVISION, U.S.G.S. BULL. 1254-5JONES, ROBERT, 1959, CLAYTON SILVER MINES; SUMMARY REPORT OF EXAMINATION OF MINE OR MINERAL DEPOSIT, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY (UNPUBLISHED)NEWHOUSE, W.H., 1943, GEOLOGY OF CLAYTON SILVER MINE, CUSTER COUNTY IDAHO, U.S.G.S.(UNPUBLISHED)REMBER, W.C., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CHALLIS QUAD, IDAHO, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, GEOLOGIC MAP SERIES, C.2.ROSS, C.P., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE BAYHORSE REGION, CUSTER COUNTY IDAHO, U.S.G.S. BULL. 877.CLAYTON SILVER MINES ANNUAL REPT. FOR 1974, FORM 10-K, SEC.SETTLES, DICK, 1981, MINE MANAGER, CLAYTON SILVER MINES, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONCase study of the environmental signature of a recently abandoned, carbonate-hosted replacement deposit: The Clayton Mine, Idaho; Hammarstrom, Jane et al., USGS OFR-02-10.SMITH, NORM, 1981, CHAIRMAN, CLAYTON SILVER MINES, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974-75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 32.TAILLEUR, IRVIN, 1948, ABSTRACT OF ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CLAYTON AREA, CUSTER COUNTY IDAHO, M.S. THESIS, CORNELL UNIVSPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 29, 1974; AP. 4, 1973; AP. 3, 1970; SEPT. 15, 1969.EXAMINATION OF CLAYTON SILVER MINES (UNPUBLISHED)U.S.B.M., 1942, CLAYTON SILVER MINES, WAR MINERALS REPORT (CLASS C), NOVEMBER 1942.U.S. FOREST SERVICE, 1980, FINAL E.I.S. THOMPSON CREEK MOLYBDENUM PROJECT, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO, CYPRUS MINES CORP.U.S.G.S., 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO, ID BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1.U.S.G.S., 1964, O.M.E. REPORT(SILVER), DOCKET NO. 6324, CLAYTON SILVER MINES, UNPUBLISHEDUMPLEBY, J.B., 1913, SOME ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTH-WESTERN CUSTER COUNTY IDAHO, U.S.G.S., BULL 539.MSHA RPTS SEPT 1982 THRU MAY 1983SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 29, 1974; AP. 4, 1973; MAR. 17, 1972; MAR. 20, 1970; SEPT. 15, 1969; MAR. 13, 1967; MAR. 31, 1975; WESTERN MINING NEWS, MAR. 26, 1971.CLAYTON SILVER MINES, ANNUAL REPORTS 1978-80.CLAYTON SILVER MINES, 1982 ANNUAL REPORTCLAYTON SILVER MINES, INC., 1984 ANNUAL REPORT