Mine detail: Silver Rule Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 44.17819, -114.57562

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead
Ore: Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz
Discovery year: 1882

Production

Operation type: Underground
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Milligen Formation-Quartzite, Dolomite, Argillite
Host type:Quartzite,Argillite,Dolomite

References

MRDSW014383
MAS160370431
DEP10071149
Reference{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1937, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Bayhorse Region, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 877, 161 P.}{Deposit:: Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, Mineral Resources Of The Eastern Part Of The Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer And Blaine Counties, Idaho: USGS Open-File Rept., 648 P.}{Deposit:: 1937 Geolmap Ross, C. P., Bulletin 877}{Deposit:: Choate, Raoul USGS Bulletin 877 P 148}{Deposit:: Vannoy & Others, 1986, USGS Bulletin 1545-E, P.286, Pl.3, No. 80}{Production:: Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open-File Rept., P. 354.}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), McHugh, Edward L.