Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR SHOOTS AND SEAMS
Ore controlGneiss Landing
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Pre Belt Gneiss
Associated rockLamprophyre · Lamprophyre Dikes
StructureBoulder Batholith, Numerous Minor Faults, And One Large Fault Cuts Off Vein To West.
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1933-1942
First production1868
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10019749
MRDS IDDC11360
Alternate namesIron Rod Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.65462, -112.32031
References
USGS BULL 574, P. 142-143.GILBERT, F.C., 1935, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 15, P. 50.REYNER, M.L, 1950, DIRECTORY OF MINING PROPERTIES-1949: MT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEMOIR 31, P. 65.MBMG MEM 19, P. 48-49.1914 RECON WINCHELL, A.N., U.S.G.S. BULL. 5741950 GEOLMAP MBMG MEMOIR 19MBMG MEM. 19.