Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCHES, SWELLS
Ore controlFracture Zone, Breccia Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDiorite
Associated rockDiorite · Idaho Batholith-Diorite;Lamprophyre Dike
StructureLamprophyre Dike Intruded After Mineralization
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1883
Identification
Deposit ID10070649
MRDS IDW013669
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.46349, -114.34841
References
ANDERSON, A. L., AND OTHERS, 1950, DETAILED GEOLOGY OF CERTAIN AREAS IN THE MINERAL HILL AND WARM SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 90, 73 P.UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WOOD RIVER REGION, IDAHO, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINNIE MOORE AND NEAR-BY MINES: USGS BULL. 814, P. 1-245.1930 GEOLMAP J. B. UMPLEBY AND OTHERS, BULL. 8141949 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. PAMPHLET 90UMPLEBY, J. B., AND OTHERS, 1930, USGS BULL. 814.