Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prichard Formation-Quartzite
StructureShear Zone 3 To 5 Ft Thick, 1 Ft Wide
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10069971
MRDS IDW007783
Alternate namesCyanide Gold Mining, Buckhorn Mine, Deer Creek Gold Mining Co., Hoosier Boy
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.87317, -116.05576
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.Bishop, Don, Geology Of Boundary County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet In Preparation.1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 101973 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. O.F. Rept.Calkins, F. C., 1909, A Geological Reconnaissance In Northern Idaho And Northwestern Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 384, P. 107-108.Soper, E. K., 1918 , Mining Districts Of Northern Idaho: Mining And Scientific Press, V. 116 , P. 121 - 126Zartman, R. E., And Stacey, J. S., 1971, Lead Isotopes And Mineralization Ages In Belt Supergroup Rocks, Northwestern Montana And Northern Idaho: Econ. Geol., V. 66, P. 849 - 860.Lancaster, J., 1910, Mining World, V. 32, P. 100.Kirkham And Ellis, 1926, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 10