Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Tungsten, Copper
SecondaryLead, Iron, Zinc, Manganese
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeSkarn Au
Model64: Skarn Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlRichest Ore From 100-300 Ft Below The Surface.
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Marcasite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Cable Stock
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith, Cable Stock
AlterationHvdrothermal, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1867
Last production1957
Discovery year1866
Identification
Deposit ID10069752
MRDS IDW007423
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates46.19989, -113.2173
References
MBMG BULL 84, P. 16, 18.USGS BULL 315, P. 31-35.USGS PP 78, P. 221-231.MBMG MEM 31, P. 20MBMG BULL 10, P. 15.USGS PP 78, MBMG BULL 84, USBM M&M 31.