Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFracture
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite · Seven Devils Volcanics-Andesite, Tuffs
StructureGouge
Tectonic settingIsland Arc Volcanic Chain
AlterationOxidation, Bleached, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10070104
MRDS IDW012794
Alternate namesGaarden Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.24566, -116.66271
References
Long, R.C., 1976 , Geology And Mineral Deposits Of The Red Ledge Mine Area, Adams County, Idaho: Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State Univ., M.S. Thesis, 115 P.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. 391920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 11954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamp. 971975 Compile 1st Ann. Rept. Add., Idaho Dept. LaboClose, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open File Report MLA 9-93, P. 98-100.