Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockGranite · Dikes-Andesite, Pegmatite;Idaho Batholith-Granite
AlterationOxidation, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071636
MRDS IDW015136
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.68677, -115.51938
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, 86 P.Lorain, S. H., 1938, Gold Mining And Milling In Idaho County: USBM Inf. Circ. 7039, 90 P.U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 9-91, 1991, P. 25-27.Lorain, S. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7039