Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
SecondaryGold
TertiaryAntimony, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formCHIMNEY-LIKE, TABULAR
Ore controlFlatter Dipping Bedding Plane Faults For Pb-Ag; Narrow Fracture Zones For W Deposit
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueAugite, Biotite, Hornblende, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Wood River Formation-Limestone
StructureNe Limb Of A Nw Trending Anticline
AlterationBleaching, Silicification, Sericitization , Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10042407
MRDS IDM060181
Alternate namesGarfield Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.6425, -113.9147
References
ANDERSON, A.L. AND WAGNER, W.R. 1946, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISANCE IN THE LITTLE WOOD RIVER (MULDOON) DISTRICT, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 75, P. 17-18.COOK, E.F., 1956, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108, 40 P.USBM, 1946-1953, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO: USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1944-19501946 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 751956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 108ITEM 1, ANDERSON, A.L., AND WAGNER, W.R., 1946, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 75; ITEM 8, PRIVATE REPORT; ITEM 9, USBM, 1946-1950, MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1944-1948; ITEMS 10-15, USBM, 1951-1953, MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1949, 1950