Description
F.B. Sharkey And George Chamberlin
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Thorium, Uranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formIRREGULAR SHOOTS
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cubanite, Cuprite, Gold, Malachite, Thorite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockDiorite · Propylite Or Diorite Dikes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10042412
MRDS IDM060189
Alternate namesTendoy Copper Queen
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates44.96599, -113.4723
References
Umpleby, J.B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528, P. 118-121Schipper, W.B., 1955, The Tendoy Copper Queen Mine, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 37 P.Sharp, W.N., And Cavendar, W.S., 1962, Geology And Thorium-Bearing Deposits Of The Lemhi Pass Area, Lemhi County, Idaho, And Beaverhead County, Montana: USGS Bull 1126, 76 P.Staatz, M.H., 1972, Geology And Description Of The Thorium-Bearing Veins, Lemhi Pass Quadrangle, Idaho And Montana: USGS Bull 1351, 94 P.Items 1,2,3,8, Sharp, W.N., And Cavendar, W.S., 1962, USGS Bull 1126; Items 4,5, Schipper, W.B., 1955, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis