Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMod To Steep Dipping Shear Zone Cutting Gently Across The Limestone Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Milligan Formation;
Associated rockQuartzite
StructureMinnie Fault Zone, Relief Faults Rockwell Flat Fault
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1884
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10069093
MRDS IDW002482
Alternate namesHailey-Bellevue Mineral Belt
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.46739, -114.2901
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., WESTGATE, L. G., AND ROSS, C. P., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOODRIVER REGION, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 814, 1930ANDERSON, A. L., KIILSGAORD, T. H., FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARMSPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS, BLAINE COUNTY, IDAHO: ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 901930 RECON HEWETT, D.C.1932 DIREXPL FED. MINING & SMELTING CO. NEG1936 DIREXPL MINNIE MOORE MINES DEV. CO. NEG1949 OTHER SILVER STAR-QUEENS MINES CO.