Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

Tunnel Group Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
GoldLeadSilverZincCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Lead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Bindheimite, Bornite, Calamine, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Linarite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Limestone · Al Limestone, Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10069927
MRDS IDW007713
Alternate namesMaine Claims, Parts of Washington, Idaho, Oregon Claims. All of New York, Vermont
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.76178, -116.93067
References
SORENSON, R. E., 1927, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 22, 47 P1927 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 2