Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Lead
SecondarySilver, Gold
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formBLEB, STRINGER, PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite
GangueBiotite, Chalcedony, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prichard Formation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1927
Identification
Deposit ID10070526
MRDS IDW013494
Alternate namesKapp, Spair Time Mine, Rattlesnake, North Copper Group, Spare Time Group, Spare Tire, Golden Copper
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.95406, -114.00648
References
Landreth, J. O., 1964, Geology Of The Rattlesnake Creek Area, Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, 49 P.Campbell, A., 1947, Forty-Eighth Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For The Year 1946.Idaho Dept. Of Labor And Industrial Services, 1975, First Annual Report, Addendum, 95 P.Starr, R. B., 1955 Cornell University, Ms Thesis.(Items 8 And 9) Landreth, J.O., 1964, Univ. Of Idaho Ms Thesis, P. 45; (Item 1) Campbell, A., 1947, 48th Annual Report, P. 241.