Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlContact Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockGneiss · Idaho Batholith-Gneissic Granodiorite;Dike-Porphyritic Rock
AlterationGouge, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10071622
MRDS IDW015117
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.80927, -115.32927
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.