Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySilver, Copper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFracture Or Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Gneiss · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockDiorite · Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite;Dike-Porphyritic Rock
StructureGneissic Banding Strikes N 30 Deg W, Dips About 40 Deg Ne; Offsetting Fault Dips 45 To 50 Deg Ne
AlterationGouge; Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10071621
MRDS IDW015116
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.80207, -115.37017
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.Welch, R. K., 1910, Development Of The Elk City District, Idaho: The Mining World, V. 32, No. 2, P. 65 - 66.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.