Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMica Schist · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Idaho Batholith
AlterationGouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1900
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10071649
MRDS IDW015152
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.55877, -115.68018
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, USGS Circ. 9