Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlContact Of Granite And Limestone (Tactite)
Materials
Ore mineralsMagnetite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockMarble,Greenstone · Martin Bridge Formation-Marble
Associated rockDiorite,Greenstone · Granitic Rocks;Basalt Dike;Perm-Tri
StructureHigh - Angle Faulting With Westward Tilting Of The Fault Blocks., Postintrusion Fault Is Inferred To The North Of The Deposit.
Tectonic settingFolded Geosyncline; Island Arc
AlterationCavities In Magnetite Due To Leaching Of Sulfides.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10070238
MRDS IDW013001
Alternate namesIron Mountain Min. Co., Mortimer Iron Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.55236, -117.0241
References
BELL, R. N., 1918, NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1917, P. 98.MACKIN, J. H., 1953, IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE IRON MTN. DISTRICT, IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 982 - E, 30 P.MACKIN, J.H., 1947 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF THE IRON MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS OPEN-FILE REPT., 23 P.1918 COMPILE 19TH ANN. REPT. OF THE MINING INDUSTRY FOR 19171947 RECON MACKIN, J.H., OPEN-FILE REPT.1953 GEOLMAP MACKIN, J.H., BULL. 982-E