Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith-Granitic Rocks;Porphyritic Dacite
StructureHorizontal Striae On Slickensided Walls
AlterationGouge, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1932
Identification
Deposit ID10071628
MRDS IDW015125
Alternate namesInternational
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.74037, -115.52048
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.Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, Principal Gold - Producing Districts Of The United States: USGS Prof. Paper 610, P. 120 - 141.Koschmann, A. H., And Bergendahl, M. H., 1968, USGS Prof. Paper 610; Item 8, Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ 9.