Description
Charles Walker
Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Of Limestone - Granodiorite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Martin Bridge Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite
AlterationIron Stains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1898
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10070221
MRDS IDW012974
Alternate namesWhite Monument Copper Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.14207, -116.6452
References
Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, The Copper Deposits Of The Seven Devils And Adjacent Districts: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 1, P. 821920 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol., BulletinClose, 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Hells Canyon National Recreation Study Area, Adams, Idaho, And Nez Perce Counties, Idaho, And Wallowa County, Oregon: Unpublished U.S. Bureau Of Mines File Report, P. 181-182.Livingston, D. C., And Laney, F. B., 1920, Id. Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Bulletin 1