Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Zinc
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Antimony, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBournonite, Calcite, Freibergite, Limonite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite, Stilbite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Milligen Formation-Siliceous Argillite And Limestone;Wood River Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite
StructureFlat And Low-Dipping Faults Offset Veins Minnie Moore Ore Shoot Bottoms In A Breccia Mass., Faulted Nw Trending Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1881
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10042411
MRDS IDM060186
Alternate namesQueen of the Hills
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.4711, -114.2894
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. 219-240ANDERSON, A.L., KIILSGAARD, T.H. AND FRYKLUND, V.C. JR., 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 90, P. 13-19HALL, W.E., AND CZAMANSKE, G.K, 1972, MINERALOGY AND TRACE ELEMENT CONTENT OF THE WOOD RIVER LEAD-SILVER DEPOSITS, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: ECON. GEOL. V. 67, P. 350-361LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1900, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DE LAMAR AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS IN IDAHO: USGS TWENTIETH ANN. RPT. PT. 3, P. 198-2005) USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.6) SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MARCH 18, 1968.7) CAMPBELL, STEWART, 1928, A GEOLOGIC ERROR REGARDING THE WOOD RIVER DISTRICT: ENG. MINING JOUR., V. 126, NO. 8, P. 287-289.1898 GEOLMAP LINDGREN, WALDEMAR-USGS 20TH ANN. RPT. PT. 31910 GEOLMAP HEWETT, D.F. USGS BULL. 8141949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY-PAMPHLET 90