Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR, TABULAR
Ore controlJoints Associated With Bethlehem Fault; Of Intermediate Or Mesothermal Deposition; Mobilized By Plutonic Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Kaniksu Batholith-Granite
StructureKaniksu Batholith; Joint Planes; Granite - Quartzite Contact Closeby.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10070135
MRDS IDW012842
Alternate namesHoward Wickersham, Moran Property, Matterhorn
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.89597, -116.25636
References
Brackebusch, F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ. Idaho, 76 P.Kirkham, V. R. D., And Ellis, E. W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And Their Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet, 85, 31 P.1926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 101951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 85