Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Copper
TertiaryZinc, Cobalt, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlContact Sill And Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gersdorffite, Pentlandite, Sphalerite
GangueHypersthene, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Quartzite · Prichard Formation-Argillaceous Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite · Purcell Sill-Uralite-Diorite;;Kaniksu Batholith-Granite To Granodiorite
StructureOccurrence On East-Dipping Limb Of Large Fold With North-Trending Axis;Kaniksu Batholith,Purcell Trench;Moyie-Leonia Fault, North-Northeast Trending Purcell Sills;Vein On Contact Of Sill With Quartzite
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationChlorite, Fe Stains
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10067859
MRDS IDW000731
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.95547, -116.38607
References
Brackebusch,Fred W.,1969,Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County,Idaho: Unpublished Thesis,Univ.Idaho,76p.Cornwall, H.R., 1966, Nickel Deposits Of North America: USGS Bulletin 1223, 62 P.Kiilsgaard,Thor H.,1951,Description Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County,Idaho:Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamph; No. 85, 31p.Lemoine,Denis,1959,Thorite Deposits And General Geology Of The Hall Mountain Area,Boundary County,Idaho:Unpublished Thesis,Univ.Idaho, 68p.5) Spokane Chronicle, Mar. 23, 1974; Feb. 14, 1974.6) Western Mining News, 1974-75 Directory Of Mines In Idaho (Coeur D'Alenes) And Washington, P. 89.1951 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamph No. 851966 Cornwall,H.R., Bulletin12231973 Direxpl Montgomery MinesU.S.Bureau Of Mines, Wfoc, Mineral Property File 0160210006.Cornwall, H.R., 1966, USGS Bulletin 1223, P. 42.