Commodities
PrimaryGold, Tellurium
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeAlkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Model84: Alkaline Au-Te (Au-Ag-Te veins)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formCHIMNEYS, PIPES
Ore controlFault Zone, Limestone Bed
Materials
Ore mineralsCalaverite, Sylvanite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Madison
Associated rockAndesite · Volcanic Rocks
StructureSeveral Faults, A Nw Fault With Ne Dip Displaces The Ore Body 300 Ft. To East. (Winchell, 1914)
AlterationSilicification, Brecciation, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10019512
MRDS IDDC10726
Alternate namesRenova
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.79351, -112.00226
References
USGS BULL 574, P. 97-101.MBMG MEM 9, P. 31-32.USBM IC 6972, P. 71-72.REYNER, M.L., 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES, 1949: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 31, P.74. BYRNE, J., 1901, TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT-INSPECTOR OF MINES, STATE OF MONTANA, 1900, P.21.1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 57MBMG MEM. 9, MBMG MEM 31