Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR, PODS
Ore controlFault Zone N 72 Deg E, 75 Deg N
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
StructureIdaho Batholith, Fault N 72 Deg E, 75 Deg N
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10070979
MRDS IDW014143
Alternate namesPotato Mtn. Mine, Golden Ray Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.32158, -114.90514
References
Choate, Raoul, 1962, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Stanley Area: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 126, 120 PU.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-3, No. 357, P. 187.Choate, Raoul, 1962, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 126, P. 92