Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Copper
SecondaryIron
TertiaryGold, Antimony, Arsenic, Sulfur, Graphite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlShear Zone, Crest Of Folds
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Belt Supergroup
StructureShear Zone, Folds
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1967
Identification
Deposit ID10068322
MRDS IDW001320
Alternate namesJackass Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.95231, -114.10199
References
VHAY, J.S., USGS (RETIRED)REGAN, D., BEAR CREEK MINING CO.OHLE, E.L., THE HANNA MINING CO.1967 DIREXPL HANNA MINING COMPANY1967 RECON J.S. VHAY1970 GEOPHYS HANNA MINING COMPANY1972 DIREXPL HANNA MINING COMPANYMITCHELL, V.E., 1982, MINES & PROSPECTS OF CHALLIS QUAD: Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, scale 1:250,000.FISHER, F. S., AND K. M. JOHNSON (ED.), 1987, PRELIMINARY MANUSCRIPT FOR "MINERAL-RESOURCE POTENTIAL AND GEOLOGY OF THE CHALLIS 1 X 2 QUADRANGLE, IDAHO". U.S. Geological Survey OFR 87-480, 1987, 251 p.MODRESKI, P.J., 1985, STRATABOUND COBALT-COPPER DEPOSITS IN THE MIDDLE PROTEROZOIC YELLOWJACKET FORMATION IN AND NEAR THE CHALLIS QUADRANGLE, IN SYMPOSIUM ON THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CHALLIS 1X2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1658 A-S, p. 203-221.COHENOUR, R.E., FOX, R.C., AND ROBISON, W.D, 1973, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS OF THE IRON CREEK COPPER-COBALT DEPOSIT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO, SACHEM PROSPECTS CORP., SALT LAKE CITY, UT: PRESENTATION AT THE 1973 PACIFIC NORTHWEST METALS AND MINERALS CONFERENCE, COEUR D'ALENE, ID, 15 p.