Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Copper, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFaults, Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Miargyrite, Naumannite, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Stibnite, Stromeyerite
GangueBeidellite, Calcite, Graphite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10069903
MRDS IDW007675
Alternate namesPerserverance, Flint, Precious Metals, Leviathan, Sherman, Rising Sun
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.91908, -116.77847
References
PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND METALLIFEROUS RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT SILVER CITY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11, 165 P.LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPT., U.S.G.S., P. 75 -205 (PART 3).1898 COMPILE LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPORT1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 11PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULL. 11, 165 P. LINGREN, W., 1898, USGS 20TH ANN. REPT., P. 75.