| Deposit ID | 10071902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015665 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160230018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butte - Antelope Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Footwall Group, Lowboy Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.66899, 43.5888 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | 18.25 MI W OF ARCO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butte(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blizzard Mountain North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Lost(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Salmon-Challis National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Butte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 003N | 023E | 13 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE REPORTED TO CARRY 150-300 OZ AG/TON, BUT SOME SELECTED SAMPLES WITH GALENA ASSAYED 31 OZ AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Limestone, Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Limestone, Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.66899, 43.5888 |
|---|
| General form | STRINGERS, LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | W |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| District name | Lava Creek District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Challis National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Butte-Antelope Min. Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015665 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | IF_120 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160230018 | data consolidated into this record |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LAVA CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32, 70 P
ANDERSON, A. L., 1929, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 6-91, 1991, TABLE A-4, NO. 616, P. 246.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Trend Of Vein Is Reported To Be Nearly N And The Dip Is Steeply W; This Vein May Be 1 Of Lead Belt Veins; Vein Several Inches Wide |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 30-JAN-1995 | McHugh, Edward L. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.