Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOsburn Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Tremolite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Burke Formation;Revett Quartzite
StructureA Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Is Made Of Subparallel Faults And Folds., Nw Striking Fault.
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationHydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within The District And Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10010249
MRDS IDD003834
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.46126, -115.5474
References
SRC.REF: CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 191 .YOUNG, F. M., CROWLEY, F. A., AND SAHINEN, U. M., 1962 , MARKETING PROBLEMS OF SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ENGAGED IN LEAD AND ZINC MINING: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 30 , P. 31 .CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 191 , PL. 3 .WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, PP. 588 , 601 .LAWSON, D. C., 1972 : DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .