Description
Posey Mitchell
Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiarySulfides, Lead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlContact Zone, Fissure Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockDiorite · Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite
AlterationGouge; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10071627
MRDS IDW015124
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.73247, -115.57608
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: U.S. Geological Survey Circ. 9, 89 P.Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.1934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 91938 Recon USBM Inf. Circ. 7039Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9