Idaho · Idaho County
Occurrence

Mother Lode Prospect

Idaho County, Idaho, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Description

Charles Mahan

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Malachite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSyenite,Schist · Yellowjacket Formation-Biotite Schist
Associated rockSyenite · Ramey Ridge Equivalent-Syenite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10071756
MRDS IDW015299
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.20628, -115.25096
References
Cater, F. W., And Others, 1973, Mineral Resources Of The Idaho Primitive Area And Vicinity, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1304, 431 PMines And Prospects Of The Elk City Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, Ve Mitchell, Et Al.