Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formSTRINGERS
Ore controlFissure Along Contact Between Quartzite And Granite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Smithsonite, Sphalerite
GangueAlbite, Calcite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Granite · Quartzite
StructureSeveral Ne Trending Shear Zones Dipping 65 Deg Nw, Sw Limb Of Nw-Trending Anticline Intruded By Granite
AlterationChlorite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10042409
MRDS IDM060183
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.4783, -113.6583
References
ANDERSON, A.L., 1929, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LAVA CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32, P. 60-62USBM; 1945-1949, GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC IN IDAHO: USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1943-19471929 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 32ITEMS 8-12, USBM ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS SERVICE; ITEM 13, USBM, 1945-1949, MINERAL YEARBOOKS FOR 1943-1947