Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead, Silver
SecondaryTungsten
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlBiotite Granite Intrusive; Shear Zone 2 - 3 M Wide
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Scheelite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hasmark Formation
StructurePhillipsburg Batholith; Phillipsburg Overthrust, Shear Zone, 2 - 3 M Wide Strikes N 45 W, Dips 55 Ne, Long, Narrow, North - Trending Hoist Of Hasmark Limestone
Tectonic settingCordilleran Miogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10070444
MRDS IDW013384
Alternate namesAbbot, Bretz, Farmers Mine, New Year, Emma
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.20906, -113.14702
References
MBMG BULL 84, P. 22, 24, 26.USBM REP INVES 5612, P. 43-48.USGS PP 78, P. 244-45.MBMG BULL 14, P. 11.USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS 1954-1957WALKER, USBM RI 5612; EARLL, MBMG BULL. 84USGS-USBM YEARBOOKS 1954-1957.