Description
Ed Brown, Lawrence Painter
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryTellurium, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlContact Zone, Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Belt Supergroup
StructureBrecciation; Vein Offset By Faults Which Strike N 70 To 80 Deg E, Dip About 65 Deg Se
AlterationGouge, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1903
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10071631
MRDS IDW015128
Alternate namesSurprise, Pansy, Fish Hawk Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.79097, -115.36097
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.Bell, R. N., 1904, Report Of The Mining Districts Of Idaho For The Year 1903.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.Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 121, 1960; P. 10.Shenon, P. J., And Reed, J. C., 1934, USGS Circ. 9