Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Copper
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Contact Of Quartz Diorite And Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Powellite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSkarn (Tactite) · Martin Bridge Limestone;Tactite
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10070101
MRDS IDW012789
Alternate namesAlaska Tungsten Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.13297, -116.6482
References
Cook, E. F., 1954; Mining Geology Of The Seven Devils Region: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 97, 22 P.Livingston, D. C. And Laney, F. B., 1920: The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology., Bulletin 1, P. 69.1920 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Bulletin 11954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 97Hells Canyon Wilderness Study, Bureau Of MinesCook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97, 22 P.