Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlWnw-Trending Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Prichard Formation-Dark Gray Siliceous Argillite
StructureNne Plunging Anticline, Bedding Strikes Nw Dips Gently Ne
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1939
Discovery year1929
Identification
Deposit ID10042379
MRDS IDM060144
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.77515, -115.69991
References
CROWLEY, F. A., 1963, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS (EXCEPT FUELS) SANDERS COUNTY MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 34, P. 48GIBSON, RUSSELL, JENKS, W. F., AND CAMPBELL, IAN, 1941, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE BELT SERIES IN THE LIBBY AND TROUT CREEK QUADRANGLES, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA, BULL. 52, P. 363-3801951 EXPLOR DME