Buster Mine

Past Producer in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Tellurium, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Mineral rights holdings
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071610
MRDS ID W015101
MAS/MILS ID 0160490006
Record type Site
Current site name Buster Mine
Alternate or previous names Golden Rule, Protection

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.42681, 45.83709 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Relative position .5 MI N OF ELK CITY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Elk City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 029N 008E 23,24 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary
Tellurium Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 10 To 30 % Pyrite

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation

Analytical data

Result GOLD AVERAGED $10 TO $20/TON. (1934)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Belt Supergroup
    Rock description Belt Supergroup-Schist, Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Brecciation

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N 80 DEG E
    Dip 70 DEG S
    Thickness 5.18M
    Length 152.4M
    Width 6.1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Contact Zone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1870

Mining district

District name Elk City District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner F. W. Bradley
  • Type Owner
    Owner F. W. Bradley, J. H. Mc Kinzie, M. L. Requa

Comments on the production information

  • Gross Production Close To $300000. 73% Recovery

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 114.3M

Comments on development

  • Mill, (Crusher, Two 5 - Stamp Batteries, Amalgamating Plates, 6 Vanners); Cyanidation

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 09-OCT-1990 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

External references