Commodities
PrimarySilver, Manganese
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR, PODS, CYLINDERS
Ore controlJunction Of East-West Fissures With Bedding Faults, Hasmark Fm., Philipsburg Batholith
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite
GangueIron, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Hasmark Formation;Silver Hill Formation
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith, Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust
Tectonic settingCordilleran Miogeosyncline
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1878
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10071349
MRDS IDW014683
Alternate namesWest Algonquin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.32767, -113.26509
References
USGS PP 78, P. 212.USGS BULL 922-G, P. 157-204.USBM REP INVES 4723, P. 57.USGS BULL 725, P. 146-47.MBMG BULL 30, P. 21.USGS BULL 1237, P. 31-57, PLATES.USGS BULL 725C, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS.