Mine detail: Bighorn Mine

Location:	Butte County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long:	44.0171, -113.02587
dep_id:	10072005
mrds_id:	W015810
mas_id:	160230065
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Lead
Trace mineral:	Zinc, Silver, Gold
Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Galena, Smithsonite
gangue:	Barite, Limonite, Quartz
work_type:	Unknown
conc_proc:	Hydrothermal
ore_ctrl:	Bedding Planes
Reporter:	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Kuizon, Lucy
hrock_unit:	Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Shale;Three Forks Limestone-Dolomite
hrock_type:	Shale,Limestone
References:	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, P. 13 Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1961, Geology Of The Southern Part Of The Lemhi Range, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1081-F, P. 189-260 Deposit:: Kiilsgaard, T. H., Quinlan, J. J., And Magill, E. A., 1951, Big Horn Mine, Butte County, Idaho: Defense Mineral Administration Unpublished Report Dma-188, 7 P. Deposit:: Maclaren, D. R., 1964, Big Horn, Et Al Claims, Butte County, Idaho: Office Of Minerals Exploration Unpublished Report Ome-6337, 5 P. Deposit:: Shaffer, L. E., 1943, The Big Horn And Staley Mines: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished War Minerals Report, 6 P. Deposit:: U.S. Bur. Mine Sopen-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix C, No. 52, P. 151. Production:: Ross, C. P., 1961, USGS Bulletin 1081-F