Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryZinc
TertiaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formNESTS, IRREGULAR, LENSES, BUNCHES
Ore controlFissures And Bedding Planes
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Galena, Plumbojarosite, Pyromorphite, Wulfenite
GangueBarite, Gypsum, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Limestone · Limestone, Shale, Sandstone;Quartzite;Breccia, Shale, Volcanic Ash
StructureMinor Faults, Slickensides
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1888
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10071941
MRDS IDW015723
Alternate namesBirch Creek Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.0661, -112.7886
References
Shenon, P. J., 1928, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27, 25 P.Anderson, A. L., And Wagner, W. R., 1944, Lead-Zinc-Copper Deposits Of The Birch Creek District, Clark And Lemhi Counties, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70, P. 23 - 31Umpleby, J. B., 1917, Geology And Ore Deposits Of The Mackay Region, Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 97, 129 P.Griner, W. C., 1974, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973-1974, 98 P.1917 Geolmap J. B. Umpleby, Prof. Paper 971928 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 271944 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70Items 8-11, Shenon, P. J., 1928, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 27; Item 12, Anderson, A. L., 1944, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 70; Item 13, Umpleby, J. B., 1917, USGS Prof. Paper 97