Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver, Gold
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLINEAR, STRINGERS
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
StructureIdaho Batholith, Fault Zone, Brecciation
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10070988
MRDS IDW014154
Alternate namesMountain Girl, Apex, Golden Nugget
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.25128, -114.95594
References
CHOATE, RAOUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STANLEY AREA: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 126, 120 P.TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CUSTER AND BLAINE COUNTIES, IDAHO: USGS OPEN - FILE REPT., 648 P.1962 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1261974 RECON TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, OPEN - FILE REPT.VANNOY & OTHERS, 1986, USGS BULL.1545E, P.387, PL.3, NO.25TSCHANZ, C. M., AND OTHERS, 1974, USGS O. F. REPT., P. 484