Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFracture Or Shear Zone; Contact Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Belt Supergroup
AlterationGouge, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10071614
MRDS IDW015105
Alternate namesBlue Bell, Del Rio, Gold Coin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.81877, -115.41098
References
Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Elk City, Orogrande, Buffalo Hump, And Tenmile Districts, Idaho County, Idaho: USGS Circ. 9, 89 P.Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, Geology Of The Elk City Mining District, Idaho: Am. Inst. Mining And Metall. Engineers Tech. Pub. 562, 22 P.1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ.Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9