Idaho · Valley County
Occurrence
Big Horn Prospect
Valley County, Idaho, United States
Copper
Gold
Silver
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Commodities
Tertiary
Copper, Gold, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
N
Workings
Surface/Underground
Ore control
Fault And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore minerals
Malachite
Gangue
Calcite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite · Yellowjacket Formation-Massive Argillaceous Quartzite
Structure
Limonite - Hematite Boxwork
Alteration
Gouge, Fe Stain
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1903
Identification
Deposit ID
10071770
MRDS ID
W015318
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
45.04548, -114.73204
References
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P1973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 130