Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
TertiaryCobalt, Nickel, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlJoints
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Molybdite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockPegmatite,Granite
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Nelson Or Kaniksu Batholith-Granite;Pegmatite
StructureGreat Numbers Of Joint Plane Cracks
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1938
Identification
Deposit ID10069968
MRDS IDW007778
Alternate namesBoundary County Deposit, Cow Creek, Rideout
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.86736, -116.83638
References
Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.Hubbard, C.R., 1955 , A Survey Of The Mineral Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , 56 P.King, R.U., 1964 , Mineral Resources - Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1 , P. 133 - 1381926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 101955 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 1051964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1U.S.Bureau Of Mines, Wfoc, Mineral Property File 0160210014.Hubbard, C.R., 1955 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 105 , P. 50