Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Lead, Gold, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
StructureE - W Shear Zone Roughly 10 Mi. Long
AlterationSericite, Epidote, Silica, Chlorite, Albite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10070794
MRDS IDW013884
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.23679, -115.23483
References
Allen, R. M., Jr., 1952, Geology And Mineralization Of The Volcano District, Elmore County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, V. 47, No. 8, P. 815 - 821.Allen, R. M., Jr., 1940, Geology And Mineralization Of The Volcano District, Elmore County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 41 P.V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad