Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNw-Trending Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueCalamine, Calcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Argillite,Limestone · Wood River Formation-Argillite, Quartzite, Limestone;Milligen Formation-Black Argillite
StructureMine Is In Upper Plate Of Thrust Fault That Dips Sw., Shear Zone Strikes N 25 W Dips 50 Deg Sw Beds Strike Nw Dip Sw.
AlterationOxidized Ores Persist Throughout Mine
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Identification
Deposit ID10042406
MRDS IDM060180
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.79933, -114.32647
References
UMPLEBY, J.B., WESTGATE, L.G. AND ROSS, C.P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 814, P. 192-1951930 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY, BULL. 81UMPLEBY, 1930, USGS BULL. 814, P. 193-195