Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondarySilver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formDISCONTINUOUS PODS AND VEINLETS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Wallace Formation
StructureOn Southern Limb Of Keystone Syncline. Region Has A Structural Grain Of Nw Trending Faults And Folds., Small Scale Nw Trending Faults.
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10019730
MRDS IDDC11296
Alternate namesVelvet Adit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.26932, -114.86654
References
CAMPBELL, A. B., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE ST. REGIS - SUPERIOR AREA MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1082-I, PP. 593 - 595 .LAWSON, D. C., 1978 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1977 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 107 , P. 16 .CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-08-1963CAMPBELL, A. B., 1960 : US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1082-I , P. 595 .