Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueActinolite, Calcite, Garnet, Hematite, Ilvaite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Limestone · Al Limestone, Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Basalt Unit-Basalt;Silver City Granite-Granodiorite
AlterationOxidized, Gossan
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10069932
MRDS IDW007723
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.74298, -116.90877
References
SORENSON, R. E., 1927 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTH MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 22 , 47 P1927 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 2BELL, R. N., 1907 , 9TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1907.