Description
W By A.L. Anderson
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryTungsten, Copper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Yellowjacket Formation
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10070438
MRDS IDW013375
Alternate namesBurlington, U. P. and Burlington
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.23679, -114.01672
References
Anderson, A. L., 1956, Geology And Mineral Resources Of The Salmon Quadrangle, Lemhi County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 106, 102 P.Umpleby, J. B., 1913, Geology And Ore Deposits Of Lemhi County, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 528, 82 P.Bell, Robert N., 1907, Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1906, P. 105 - 106Cook,E.F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.Lorain, S.H. And Metzger, O.H., 1939, Reconnaissance Of Placer Mining Districts In Lemhi County, Idaho: USBM Inf. Circ. 7082, 81 P.Umpleby, J. B., 1913, USGS Bulletin 728, P. 158.