Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith-Granitic Rocks
StructureBrecciation, Gouge
AlterationSericitization, Silicification, Epidote, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Identification
Deposit ID10071645
MRDS IDW015148
Alternate namesMountain Boy, Midas
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.56377, -115.46957
References
Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, The Dixie Placer District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48, 35 P.Roberts, R. J., 1938, The Petrography And Ore Deposits Of The Dixie District, Idaho: Seattle, Washington, Univ. Of Washington, M. S. Thesis, 61 P.Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 7Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48