Idaho · Washington County
Past Producer

Liberty Mine

Washington County, Idaho, United States
CopperLeadZincSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Latite
Associated rockDiorite,Diabase,Latite · Seven Devils Volcanics-Latitic;Diorite;Diabase
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
Identification
Deposit ID10070094
MRDS IDW012777
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.57486, -117.07321
References
COOK, E. F., 1954, MINING GEOLOGY OF THE SEVEN DEVILS REGION: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 97, 22 P.ANDERSON, ALFRED L., AND WAGNER, WARREN R., 1952, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MINERAL DIST, WASHINGTON CO., ID: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.1952 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 951954 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., PAMPHLET 97ANDERSON, A. L., AND WAGNER, W. R., 1952, ID. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 95, 26 P.