Great Western Mine

Past Producer in Butte county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Mineral rights holdings
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071906
MRDS ID W015670
MAS/MILS ID 0160230025
Record type Site
Current site name Great Western Mine
Alternate or previous names La Riviere Perdu Nos. 18-24, Ingersoll Mine, Hawley Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.01897, 43.9502 (WGS84)
Elevation 2256
Relative position 11.75 MI S 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 08, 09 NWNESE (09) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 1.5 Mi S Of Wilbert Mine; Low On Slope Of Range S Of Camp Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Carbonatization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Swauger Quartzite-Dolomitic Quartzite
    Rock description Swauger Quartzite-Dolomitic Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.01897, 43.9502

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 487.68M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Great Western Fault, Bedding Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Dome District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Challis National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bill Yearsley
    Interest 100
    Home office Idaho
  • Type Operator
    Owner Great Western Co., Inc.

Comments on the production information

  • A Small Amount Of Pb Ore Was Produced In 1937.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 609.6M

Comments on development

  • 5 Claims, Most Important Is Ingersoll

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

    Umpleby, J. B., 1912, The Lead-Silver Deposits Of The Dome District, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 540, P. 212-222

  • 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., 1908, Ninth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1907

  • Deposit

    USBM, 1945, 1949, 1950, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1943, 1947, 1948

  • Deposit

    Shaffer, L. E., 1942, The Great Western Mine, Dome Mining District, Butte County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished War Minerals Memorandu, 3 P.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix B, P. 88-130.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 28-APR-1994 Kuizon, Lucy U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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