Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlContact Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Foliated Granite;Dike-Andesite
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10071630
MRDS IDW015127
Alternate namesUncle Sam
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.79567, -115.32737
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.