Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlDike/Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold
GangueChrysocolla, Magnetite, Malachite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Lemhi Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite
StructureMiner Lake Fault, Freeman Dike Zone, Country Rock Trends N15e, 15se.
Tectonic settingMedicine Lodge Thrust System
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1880
Discovery year1874
Identification
Deposit ID10069767
MRDS IDW007443
Alternate namesCarrie Leonard
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.3235, -113.7248
References
MBMG BULL 85.NOYES, A. J., 1914, THE STORY OF AJAX - LIFE IN THE BIG HOLE BASIN: HELENA, MT., STATE PUBLICATION CO.MACKENZIE, W.D., 1949 MS THESIS, UNIV OF ID.M.B.M.G. BULL. 85