Idaho · Valley County
Occurrence

Lower Iron Clad Claims

Valley County, Idaho, United States
SilverGoldCopper
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Commodities
TertiarySilver, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFissure; Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone · Yellowjacket Formation-Argillaceous Quartzite, Limestone
StructureBrecciation
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10071784
MRDS IDW015337
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.09908, -115.12536
References
CATER, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE IDAHO PRIMITIVE AREA AND VICINITY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1304, 431 P.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.1936 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 441973 RECON F. W. CATER AND OTHERS, BULL. 1304