Mine detail: Wilbert Mine

Previously called 'Daisy BlackLuscombWaymire'

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Location

Lat / long: 43.9777, -113.02807

Resource(M)

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold, Copper, Zinc
Ore: Anglesite, Calamine, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite, Chalcedony, Dolomite, Feldspar, Jasper, Linarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR, STRINGERS
Discovery year: 1882

Production

Operation type: Underground
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1906

Geology

Host rock:Swauger Quartzite-Quartzitic Dolomite, White Quartzite
Host type:Quartzite,Dolomite

References

MRDSW015685
MAS160230022
DEP10071915
Reference{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:: Anderson, A. L., 1947, Structural Control And Wall-Rock Alteration At The Wilbert Mine, Dome District, Butte County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, V. 42, No. 4, P. 368-383}{Deposit:: Eng. Mining Jour. Press, 1925, Ford Motor And General Motors Companies Help Revive Idaho Mining: Eng. Mining Jour. Press, V. 119, No. 11, P. 455-456}{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., 1912, Thirteenth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1911}{Deposit:: USBM, 1943-1953, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, And Zinc In Idaho: USBM Mineral Yearbooks For 1941-1950}{Deposit:: Shaffer, L. E., 1945, The Wilbert Mine, Butte County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished War Minerals Report, 13 P}{Deposit:: Umpleby, J. B., 1914, The Lead-Silver Deposits Of The Dome District, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 540, P. 212-222.}{Deposit:: Varley, Thomas, Wright, C. A., Soper, E. K., And Livingston, D. C., 1919, A Preliminary Report On The Mining Districts Of Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 166, 113 P.}{Deposit:: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix B. P. 72-87.}{Production:: Items 8, 9, 12-15, 17 Ross, C. P., 1933, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 39; Item 16, USBM, 1943-1953, Mineral Yearbooks For 1941-1950; Items 10, 11, Umpleby, J. B., 1917, USGS Prof. Paper 97; Items 1-6, USBM, 1950, Mineral Yearbook For 1948}
ReporterSiefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Kuizon, Lucy