Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

Afterthought Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
GoldSilver
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Description

Delamar Mines Company

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBreccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Silver City Granodiorite;Mio-Plio
StructureBrecciation, Fault, And Gouge
AlterationUpper Levels Oxidized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10069893
MRDS IDW007654
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.99768, -116.69817
References
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE CO. ID.: ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 138, 106 P.SALMAN, D.S.A., 1972, GEOLOGY OF TRIANGLE QUAD. AREA, OWYHEE COUNTY IDAHO: MOSCOW IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 65 P.WALKER, W., 1965, GEOLOGY OF A PART OF THE OWYHEE MOUNTAIN SOUTH OF SILVER CITY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 69 P.1900 DIREXPL DELAMAR COMP 19001920 E. J. ORFORD (1920 - 1930)1950 GEOLMAP MORD ELLO L. LEE (1950) { 1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 138SALMAN, D.S.A., 1972, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 65 P.