Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Yellowjacket Formation-Quartzite
Associated rockGneiss · Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Dark-Colored Gneissic Intrusive Rocks
AlterationGouge; Fe And Mn Oxides
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10071704
MRDS IDW015230
Alternate namesYellowjacket Nos. 1-8
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates45.19516, -115.08874
References
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.USBM, 1975, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIES, 1974, USBM, BOISE, IDAHO, 61 P.1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 13041975 COMPILE USBM, ACTIVITY OF IDAHO MINING PROPERTIESIDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO; USGS BULLETIN 1304 1973, P. 167, 170-173.