Description
Lige Stroud And James Fenning
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold, Zinc
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, TABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Delafossite, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Yellowjacket Formation
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Challis Volcanics-Vitrophyre;Porphyry Dikes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1908
Discovery year1890
Identification
Deposit ID10042802
MRDS IDM060838
Alternate namesGrandview Mine, Eureka
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates45.07517, -113.85647
References
Anderson, A. L. 1943, Copper Mineralization Near Salmon, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 60Ross, C. P. 1925, The Copper Deposits Near Salmon, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 774, P. 34-37Anderson, A. L., 1956 , Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106 , 102 P.Bell, R. N., 1920 , Twenty-First Annual Report For The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1919 , P. 97 - 100Eng And Min J. V118, N6, P. 205-8Office Of Minerals Exploration 6651 (Cu).Defense Mineral Administration 3112.Office Of Minerals Exploration 6190.Umpleby, E.L., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 528Anderson, A. L., 1956 , Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Pamph 106 , 102 P.