Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Cobalt
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryArsenic, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR, MASSIVE, IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
Other materialsArsenopyrite, Chalcocite, Erythrite, Galena, Garnet, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Belt Supergroup
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1978
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10071572
MRDS IDW015033
Alternate namesJeep Nos. 1-10 Lodes, Shoup Operations
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates45.30135, -114.5566
References
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