Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR (PINCHED ON DIP AND STRIKE)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Kaniksu Batholith-Granite
StructurePurcell Trench Trends Nne, Located W. Of Mine; Moyie - Lenia Fault Trends N, Located E Of Mine, Kaniksu Batholith; Shearing; Minor Faults
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Identification
Deposit ID10070136
MRDS IDW012844
Alternate namesSilver Crescent, Commercial
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.85047, -116.26076
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F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ.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.Zartman, R. E., And Stacey, J. S., 1971, Lead Isotopes And Mineralization Ages In Belt Supergroup Rocks, Northwestern Montana And Northern Idaho: Econ. Geol., V. 66, P. 849 - 860.Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1945, Lead - Zinc Mineralization In The Moyie - Yaak District Near Bonners Ferry, Boundary Co., Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 73, 9 P.1945 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 7Kiilsgaard 1951 Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamph 85, P. 30