Idaho · Elmore County
Past Producer

Buffalo Mine

Elmore County, Idaho, United States
SilverGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSEAMS, LENSES , LENTICULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Miargyrite, Polybasite, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Stephanite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Idaho Batholith;Idaho Batholith
AlterationMn Stains, Fe Stains, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID10070026
MRDS IDW007863
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.78019, -115.12063
References
ANDERSON, A. L., 1939, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS, ATLANTA DISTRICT, ELMORE CO., IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAM. 49, P. 581939 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAM. 49ST. JOSEPH LEAD COMPANYANDERSON, A. L., 1939, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAM. 49, P. 58.