Idaho · Butte County
Past Producer

Ajax Mine

Butte County, Idaho, United States
LeadCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Kinnikinic Quartzite
StructureGouge
AlterationCarbonatization, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10071900
MRDS IDW015663
Alternate namesPickup, Sherman, South Creek No. 20
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.9324, -113.00615
References
Anderson, R. A., 1948 Reconnaissance Survey Of The Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Southwestern Portion Of Lemhi Range, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 80, 17 PRoss, C. P., 1961, Geology Of The Southern Part Of The Lemhi Range, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1081-F, 260 P.Shaffer, L. E., 1942, Pickup, South Creek, And Other Small Prospects, Dome Mining District, Butte County, Idaho: U.S. Bureau Of Mines Unpublished War Minerals Memorandum, 3 P.Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Id: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 97, 129 P.U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 11-91, 1991, Appendix C, No. 81, P. 161.