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Wilbert Mine

Past Producer in Butte county in Idaho, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc
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  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. Production statistics
  20. Reserves and resources
  21. Workings at the site
  22. Links to other databases
  23. Bibliographic references
  24. General comments
  25. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071915
MRDS ID W015685
MAS/MILS ID 0160230022
Record type Site
Current site name Wilbert Mine
Alternate or previous names Daisy Black, Luscomb, Waymire

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.02807, 43.9777 (WGS84)
Elevation 2088
Relative position 13 MI N OF HOWE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Butte(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Howe NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Arco(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Little 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Butte

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 029E 05 Idaho
Boise 008 N 029 E 32 SWNESW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • On North Creek Just Within The Borders Of The Lemhi Range And Ne Border Butte County

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Calamine Ore
Galena Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Jasper Gangue
Linarite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation
  • (Local) Carbonatization
  • (Local) Feldspathization
  • (Local) Silicification
  • (Local) Sericitization
  • (Local) Pyritization

Analytical data

Result SOME ORE CARRIED 12-20% PB, WHILE OTHER HIGHER-GRADE ORE CARRIED 20-35% PB
Result 20-23% PB ORE ALSO RAN ABOUT 3.5 OZ AG/TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Swauger Quartzite-Quartzitic Dolomite, White Quartzite
    Rock description Swauger Quartzite-Quartzitic Dolomite, White Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.02807, 43.9777
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Faults
Type of structure Local
Structure name Folds

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, STRINGERS
    Thickness 3.05M
    Length 482.79M
    Width 0.91M
    Depth to bottom 243.84M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zones
  • Contact

Comments on the geologic information

  • Ross (1933) Regards Age Of Mineralization To Be Miocene, Anderson (1947) Says Early Tertiary (Pre-Miocene)
  • Original Structures entry: Faults, Folds
  • Original Alteration entry: Oxidation, Carbonatization, Feldspathization, Silicification, Sericitization, Pyritization
  • Original Ore Control entry: Fault Zones In Quartzitic Dolomite In Daisy Black Workings; Contact Between Quartzitic Dolomite And Upper White Quartzite In New Wilbert Workings

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882
Year of first production 1906

Mining district

District name Dome District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wilbert Mining Co.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gary L. Baker
    Home office Idaho

Production statistics

  • Year 1912
    Period 1906-1912
    Material CON
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^51 - 53 % Pb, 9 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 254g/mt
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 52wt-pct
  • Year 1913
    Period 1906-1913
    Material PB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^18 % Pb, 3 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.23 % Cu, 0.00024 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Gold Gold 0g/mt
    Major Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Silver Silver 85g/mt
    Major Lead Lead 18wt-pct
  • Year 1929
    Period 1912-1929
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^54 % Pb, 9 Oz Ag/Ton, Au, Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 254g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 54wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • Items 12-15, No Production In 1918-1924; Item 16 Production Intermittent; Total Production About $2,000,000; Item 12 Grade From Anderson, A. L., 1947; Item 13 Grade From Engineering And Mining Journal-Press

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1912
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 20 wt-pct Lead Major 1912

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 3657.6M
    Overall depth 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 Levels

Comments on development

  • 36 Claims; The Daisy Black Is The Original Discovery Of The Wilbert Mine

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    Items 8, 9, 12-15, 17 Ross, C. P., 1933, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 39; Item 16, USBM, 1943-1953, Mineral Yearbooks For 1941-1950; Items 10, 11, Umpleby, J. B., 1917, USGS Prof. Paper 97; Items 1-6, USBM, 1950, Mineral Yearbook For 1948

  • Deposit

    Ross, C. P., 1933, The Dome Mining District, Butte County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 39, 12 P.

  • Deposit

    Anderson, R. A., 1948 Reconnaissance Survey Of The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Southwestern Portion Of Lemhi Range, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 80, 17 P.

  • Deposit

    Anderson, A. L., 1947, Structural Control And Wall-Rock Alteration At The Wilbert Mine, Dome District, Butte County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, V. 42, No. 4, P. 368-383

  • Deposit

    Eng. Mining Jour. Press, 1925, Ford Motor And General Motors Companies Help Revive Idaho Mining: Eng. Mining Jour. Press, V. 119, No. 11, P. 455-456

  • Deposit

    Ross, C. P., 1961, Geology Of The Southern Part Of The Lemhi Range, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1081-F, P. 189-260

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.

  • Deposit

    Bell, R. N., 1912, Thirteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1911

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1943-1953, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1941-1950

  • Deposit

    Shaffer, L. E., 1945, The Wilbert Mine, Butte County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished War Minerals Report, 13 P

  • Deposit

    Umpleby, J. B., 1914, The Lead-Silver Deposits Of The Dome District, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 540, P. 212-222.

  • Deposit

    Varley, Thomas, Wright, C. A., Soper, E. K., And Livingston, D. C., 1919, A Preliminary Report On The Mining Districts Of Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 166, 113 P.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix B. P. 72-87.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Deposits Dip Ne And Sw At Angles From 20-80 Deg

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 10-JUN-1992 Kuizon, Lucy U.S. Bureau of Mines

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