Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Intersections
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Owyheeite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite
GangueCalcite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
Associated rockGranite · Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
AlterationSilicification; Epidote; Chlorite; Sericite; Kaolin
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10069926
MRDS IDW007712
Alternate namesBelle Peck Tunnels, Oso
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.01408, -116.71037
References
ASHER, R. R., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138, 106 P.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 IN IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S. P. 75 (PART 3).CAMPBELL, A., 1935 , 37TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1935.1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN 20TH ANN. REPT.1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. BULL. 111935 DIREXPL CONSOLIDATED MIN. AND DREDGE CO.1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138LINDGREN, W., 1898 , USGS 20TH ANN. REPT. PT. 3 , P. 75 . RAYMOND, R. W., 1870 - 1873 , 41ST - 42ND CONGRESSES HOUSE OF REP. EX. DOCS.