Description
Michael Jordon
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlIntersection Of Fractures, Fissure Filling
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Electrum, Miargyrite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Silver City Granite
Associated rockDacite
StructureIdaho Batholith, Large Post-Mineral Faults
Tectonic settingIdaho Batholith (Cenozoic Orogenic Belt)
AlterationSericitization-Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1863
Discovery year1863
Identification
Deposit ID10069088
MRDS IDW002476
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.0171, -116.73125
References
PIPER, A. M., AND FRANCIS, L. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, ID: ID. BUR. OF MINE BULL. 11ROSS, C. P., 1941, MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: ID. BUR. OF MINE GEOL. PAMPHLET NO. 57. P. 15-16.PIPER, A.M., ID. BUR OF MINES BULL. 11 1926