Commodities
PrimaryLead, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBANDS OF ORE
Ore controlOsburn Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Galena, Silver, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Ravalli Group
StructureA Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Is Made Of Subparallel Faults And Folds., Nw Trending Fault
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationHydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Along The Fault Zone And Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10010250
MRDS IDD003835
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.46543, -115.56157
References
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 .CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 191 .