Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
TertiaryLead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss,Pegmatite,Granite · Belt Supergroup
Associated rockPegmatite,Granite · Idaho Batholith-Granitic Rocks
StructureBrecciation
AlterationSericitization, Silicification, Gouge, Limonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10071658
MRDS IDW015165
Alternate namesGolden Age
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.54457, -115.46847
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.U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 8-91, 1991, P. 17-20.Capps, S. R., And Roberts, R. J., 1939, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 48