Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Sulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault; May Be Associated With Bethlehem Fault ; 1 Vein Follows Contact Of Granite And Sill
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Granite,Diorite · Prichard Formation
Associated rockQuartz Diorite,Gabbro,Quartz Monzonite · "Purcell Sill", "Kaniksu Batholith"
StructureKaniksu Batholith; Vein In Sill
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070139
MRDS IDW012847
Alternate namesDora Tunnel Prospect, Brush Lake Mines, Mable Tunnel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.89297, -116.30576
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F. W., 1969, Economic Geology Of The Queen Mountain Area, A Part Of The Purcell Range, Boundary County, Idaho: Unpublished Thesis, Univ.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.Kiilsgaard, T. H., 1951, Descriptions Of Some Ore Deposits And The Relationships To The Purcell Sills, Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 85, 31 P.Bishop, Don, Geology Of Boundary County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet In Preparation.1951 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Pamphlet 851968 Direxpl Tilley Worked On Lowest Adit: $5 - $10 Per Ton All Metals1973 Other Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Open - File Rept.Kirkham, Virgil R. D., And Ellis, Ernest W., 1926, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Boundary County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin, No. 10, 78 P.Soper, E. K., 1918 , Mining Districts Of Northern Idaho: Mining And Scientific Press, V. 116 , P. 121 - 1261926 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines & Geol. Bulletin 10