Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
TertiaryMolybdenum, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, TABULAR, POCKETS, BUNCHES
Ore controlContact
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Powellite, Scheelite
GangueAlbite, Epidote, Pyroxene, Quartz, Scapolite, Zoisite
Geology
Host rockSkarn (Tactite) · Martin Bridge Limestone-Tactite, Limestone, Argillaceous Beds;Tactite
Associated rockDiorite · Quartz Diorite;Seven Devils Volcanics-Greenstones
StructureDoubly Plunging Anticlinal Uplifts Separated By A Syncline.
Tectonic settingIsland Arc Volcanic Chain
AlterationOxidation, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10070105
MRDS IDW012795
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.12457, -116.6418
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. 75 - 761920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Bulletin 11954 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97Cannon, R.S. and Grimaldi, F.S, Lindgrenite and Cuprotungstite From the Seven Devils District, Idaho.\n(http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/AM38/AM38_903.pdf)Cook, E. F., 1954, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., Pamphlet 97, 22 P. Livingston, D.C., And Laney, F.B., 1920, Idaho Bur Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 75.