Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR , STRINGERS
Ore controlShear Zones Which May Be Associated With The Bethlehem Fault; Shear Zones Adjacent To Purcell Sills.
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockGabbro,Quartzite · Prichard Formation-Feldspathic Quartzite, Argillite
Associated rockGabbro · Purcell Sills-Quartz Diorite To Gabbro, Metagabbro
StructureBethlehem Fault Trends N 40 Deg W, Dips About 45 Deg Sw And Is About 100 Ft. Wide., Shear Zones Parallel To Bedding Of Prichard Formation, Vein On Contact Of Sill And Quartzite; Gouge 16 - 18 Inches Wide.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationSilicification; Oxidation; Fe - Stains; Bleached
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070137
MRDS IDW012845
Alternate namesMoyie Gold Copper Mining and Milling Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.90457, -116.22326
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F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ.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 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 10Direxpl Moyie Gold Mining And Milling Co.1951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 85Anderson And Wagner 1945 Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 73