Idaho · Idaho County
Past Producer

Tiawaka Mine

Idaho County, Idaho, United States
GoldLeadCopperZincSilver
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Description

Roy Burke, A. J. Taylor

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryLead, Copper, Zinc, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Idaho Batholith-Granite
StructureBrecciation, Gouge
AlterationSilicification; Sericitization, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10071653
MRDS IDW015159
Alternate namesLoyalty, Old Rorie, Ti Waka
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.56627, -115.47347
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.Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48