Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
TertiaryAntimony, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFractures, Faults Of Nw Trend.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · Seven Devils Volcanics
Associated rockDiorite · Seven Devils Volcanics-Quartz Latite;Diorite
StructureArea Appears To Be On The North Limb Of A Faulted Anticline Of General N.E. Trend
Tectonic settingIsland Arc
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10070085
MRDS IDW012765
Alternate namesEgan
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.57176, -117.07271
References
ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.SMOLAK, G.M., 1924 , AN INVESTIGATION OF THE METALLURGICAL TREATMENT OF A LOW GRADE SILVER ORE FROM THE MINERAL MINE AT MINERAL, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M.S. THESIS; 51 P.1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 9IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13, P. 27.