Idaho · Lemhi County
Past Producer

Continental Mine

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
CopperSilverGoldLead
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEINLETS
Ore controlFracture - Breccia Stockwork
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Clastic Sedimentary Rock · Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzitic, Slightly Calcareous Beds
StructureBrecciation
AlterationShallow Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1891
Identification
Deposit ID10070809
MRDS IDW013907
Alternate namesOne of Steen Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.97598, -114.53903
References
ANDERSON, ALFRED L., 1953, GOLD - COPPER - LEAD DEPOSITS OF THE YELLOWJACKET DISTRICT, LEMHI COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 94, 41 P1953 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 9ANDERSON, A. L., 1953, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 94, 41 P.