Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Wood River Formation-Black Quartzite
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith-Granite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1886
Identification
Deposit ID10070783
MRDS IDW013871
Alternate namesRussco, Jewel Box, Russco Silver Inc., Buttercup Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.5181, -114.5939
References
ROSS, C. P., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SEAFOAM, ALDER CREEK, LITTLE SMOKY, AND WILLOW CREEK MINING DISTRICTS, CUSTER AND CAMAS COUNTIES, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33, 26 P.SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 12, 1967; NOV. 27, 1968.USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.1930 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33ROSS, C. P., 1930, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 33.SPOKANE CHRONICLE, OCT. 12, 1967.