Idaho · Valley County
Producer

Yellow Pine Deposit

Valley County, Idaho, United States
AntimonyTungstenGoldSilver
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Description

Donald E. White

Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Tungsten, Gold
TertiarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures And Faults West Of The Meadow Creek Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Scheelite, Stibnite
GangueOrthoclase, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
StructureMeadow Creek Fault (A Zone Of Gouge And Breccia 100 Ft. Or More Wide And Traced For A Distance Of About 8 Mi.)
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1941
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10008771
MRDS IDD001142
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.92682, -115.33263
References
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.COOPER, J.R., 1951, USGS BULL. 969-F.1941 DIREXPL BRADLEY MINING CO., DRILL CORES1941 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, DRILL CORES1941 OTHER DONALD E. WHITE, RECOGNIZED SCHEELITEREF. NO. 1