Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlShear Zone, Fissure
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Silver
GangueGypsum, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite And Argillite
StructureBroad Anticlinal Fold: Steep W - Dipping Limb In Spring Creek Draw; Gentle E - Dipping Limb In Camp Creek Draw; Crest To Nw
AlterationMinor Sericite; Muscovite, Garnet, Biotite; Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10071685
MRDS IDW015206
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.25682, -115.20513
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: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.GRINER, W. C., 1975, SEVENTY - FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973 - 1974, 98 P.1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 441955 GEOLMAP HIGHLAND SURPRISE CONSOLIDATED CO., USGS BULL. 13041970 DIREXPL ROCKET MINES, LTD., USGS BULL. 13041973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 13041975 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.