Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead, Mercury
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model104: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formNARROW SEAM
Ore controlFilled Fissure Or Mineralized Breccia; Silicified Shear Zone In Rhyolite
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Naumannite, Polybasite, Proustite, Sphalerite, Stephanite
GangueChlorite, Epidote, Fluorite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Vivianite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite · Silver City Granite-Granodiorite;Silver City Rhyolite;
Associated rockLatite
AlterationChloritization; Kaolinization; Sericitization; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1889
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10069929
MRDS IDW007717
Alternate namesColorado, Blaine, Blaine Extension, Jumbo, Black Bart, Pluto, South Pluto, Caroline, Fraction, Empire State, Phillip, Sullivan, Belfast, Alpine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.02294, -116.75791
References
LINDGREN, W., 1898, THE GOLD AND SILVER VEINS OF SILVER CITY, DELAMAR, AND OTHER MINING DISTRICTS OF IDAHO: 20TH ANN. REPORT, U.S.G.S. P. 75-205 (PT. 3).CAMPBELL, S., 1930 , ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1929 , P. 188BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES5) 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.6) PANSZE, A. J., JR., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER CITY-DELAMAR-FLINT REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 161 , 79 P.1898 COMPILE W. LINDGREN, 20TH ANN. REPORT1926 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 111939 DIREXPL MORRISON-KNUDSEN INC.1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES. PIPER, A. M., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 11 , P. 118 . LINDGREN, W., 1898 , USGS 20TH ANN. REPT. PT. 3 .