Mine detail: Rupert Mine

Previously called 'FDR'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.04379, -114.65532

Resource(M)

Primary: Silver, Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Ore: Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Milligen Formation-Argillite, Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite,Argillite
Associated rock:White Cloud Stock-Quartz Monzonite
Associated type:Quartz Monzonite

References

MRDSW014466
MAS160370550
DEP10071205
Reference{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:: Lemmon & Tweto, 1962, USGS Map MR-25}{Deposit:: IBMG Mines And Prospects Of Challis Quad, 1982, Mitchell}{Production:: Tschanz, C. M., And Others, 1974, USGS Open-File Rept., P. 417}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Federspiel