Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlContact Zone, Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist,Gneiss · Belt Supergroup
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1903
Identification
Deposit ID10071633
MRDS IDW015131
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.75738, -115.30567
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.Thomson, F. A., And Ballard, S. M., 1924, Geology And Gold Resources Of North Central Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Bulletin No. 7, 127 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.1924 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin No. 71934 Recon P. J. Shenon And J. C. Reed, Circ. 9