Mine detail: Whitebird Deposit

Previously called 'White BirdMormon GulchJernberg MineStaley MinePart of Metta Mine-See Bighorn Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

44.0218, -113.02027

Resource(M)

Primary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Silver, Zinc
Ore:	Galena
Gangue:	Barite, Limonite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Underground
Production size:	None
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Brazer Limestone-Shaly Limestone
Host type:	Limestone
Structure:	Northward Projection Of Black Canyon Fault

References

MRDS	W015811
MAS	160230066
DEP	10093631
Reference	{Deposit:: Anderson, R. A., 1948 , Reconnaissance Survey Of The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Southwestern Portion Of The Lemhi Range, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 80 , 18 P.}{Deposit:: Ross, C. P., 1961, Geology Of The Southern Part Of The Lemhi Range, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1081-F, P. 189-260.}{Deposit:: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix C, No. 50, P. 150.}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Kuizon, Lucy