Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlJoints, Shear Planes, Contact, Bedding Planes Of Yellowjacket Formation
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Quartzite,Schist,Argillite · Yellowjacket Formation-Schist, Schistose Argillite, Quartzite
Associated rockDiorite · Idaho Batholith-Granodiorite;Dikes-Quartz Latite Porphyry
AlterationOxidation; Chloritization; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID10071678
MRDS IDW015192
Alternate namesOld Neversweat, Penn-IdahoNeversweat, Golden Antler, Hand
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.22238, -115.32156
References
Shenon, P. J., And Ross, C. P., 1936, Geology And Ore Deposits Near Edwardsburg And Thunder Mountain, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 44, 45 P.Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: U. S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1304, 431 P.Kirkpatrick, G. E., 1974, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Big Creek Area, Valley And Idaho Counties, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, P. 36 - 37.1936 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 441973 Recon F. W. Cater And Others, Bulletin 1304WFOC Mineral Property File No. 0160490262Items 8-10, Shenon, P. J., And Ross, C. P., 1936, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 44; Items 1, 2, Lorain, S. H., 1938, USBM Inf. Circ. 7039