Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Malachite
GangueHematite, Ilmenite
Geology
Host rockKeratophyre
Associated rockKeratophyre · Allison Creek Sequence-Keratophyre Flow
StructureNe Fault
Tectonic settingIsland Arc Volcanic Chain
AlterationChlorite, Epidote, Sericite, Calcite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10070158
MRDS IDW012875
Alternate namesAllison Gulch Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.13067, -116.7054
References
Morganti, J. M., 1972, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Cuprum Area, Seven Devils Mining District, Hells Canyon, Idaho: Pullman, Wash., Wash. State Univ., Ms Thesis, 153 PClose, T.J., And Others, Mineral Resources Of The Hells Canyon Wilderness Area And Portions Of The Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open File Report, P. 84.