Mine detail: River View Mine

Previously called 'Riverview Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.38599, -114.29812

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold
Ore:	Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR LENSES, STRINGERS
Discovery year:	1877

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1877

Geology

Host rock:	Bayhorse Dolomite-Dolomitic Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Bayhorse Anticline

References

MRDS	W014339
MAS	160370339
DEP	10071116
Reference	{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Some Ore Deposits In Northwestern Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 539, 104 P.}{Deposit:: Bell, R. N., 1935, The Gold Resources Of Idaho: The Mining And Contracting Review, V. 37, No. 33, P. 6 - 7.}{Deposit:: Ross, Clyde P., US Geol Surv Bulletin 877, P, 132 133}{Production:: Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 539, P. 67.}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat)