Idaho · Cassia County
Past Producer

Melcher Mine

Cassia County, Idaho, United States
LeadSilverCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PATCHES, LENSES, PINCHES, STRINGERS
Ore controlFissures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist · Harrison Series, Quartzite, Schist
Associated rockGranite · Cassia Batholith-Granite
StructureAnticline, Gouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070356
MRDS IDW013246
Alternate namesCumora Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.30661, -113.55586
References
Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14., 169 P.Bell, R. N., 1905, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1904, P. 46.