Mine detail: Silver Butte Mine

Previously called 'Silver HillCatharineBrown Bear Vein'

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Location

Lat / long: 48.15375, -116.50967

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold, Lead
Tertiary: Zinc, Copper, Antimony
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Discovery year: 1906

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host rock:St. Regis Formation-Quartzite, Argillite, Siltite
Host type:Silt,Quartzite,Argillite
Tectonic:Belt Basin
Alteration processes:Oxidized, Bleached, Sericite

References

MRDSW007760
DEP10069955
Reference{Deposit:: WESTERN MIN. NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR *LENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 121.}{Deposit:: SPOKANE CHRONICLE, JAN. 8, 1971; OCT. 14, 1970; DEC. 31, 1969; OCT. 17, 1968; JULY 1968; JAN. 25, 1968; JAN. 20, 1972}{Deposit:: SANDPOINT NEWS BULLETIN, OCT. 1968.}{Deposit:: SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER CO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY RPT., NO. 6, 131 P.}{Deposit:: 5) GREEN, W.R., 1976 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE BLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN AREA, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON STATE UNIV., PHD DISSERTATION, 108 P.}{Deposit:: 6) MINING RECORD, AUG. 4 , 1976}{Deposit:: 1967 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. CO. REPT. 6}{Deposit:: 1969 DIREXPL COMINCO AMERICAN}{Deposit:: 1973 DIREXPL F & C GOLD CORP.}{Production:: SPOKANE CHRONICLE, AUG. 23, 1967. SAVAGE, C. N., 1967, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. CO. REPT. NO. 6, 131 P.}
ReporterMiller, Pat J.