Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, PODS, BUNCHES, STRINGERS
Ore controlShear Zone; In Part, Contact With Dike; Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Dike-Quartz Diorite;Quartz Monzonite Porphyry Stock;Dikes-Rhyolite Porphyry;Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite
AlterationSericitized, Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071165
MRDS IDW014406
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.00958, -115.84126
References
ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-C, P. 119 - 319.GORDON, F., 1934, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ORO MINE, BOISE BASIN, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO BS THESIS, 12 P.1947 GEOLMAP ANDERSON, A. L., BULL. 944-ANDERSON, A. L., 1947, USGS BULL. 944-C.