Idaho · Latah County
Occurrence

Gold Bug Prospect

Latah County, Idaho, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Description

John Vernon

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, LENS
Ore controlFissure Filling
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Barite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite
Associated rockPyroxenite · Gold Hill Stock-Biotite Pyroxenite, Syenite Porphyry
AlterationSericite, Epidote
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1882
Identification
Deposit ID10072056
MRDS IDW015881
Alternate namesPinnell Vein
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.96346, -116.74354
References
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.FAICK, J. N., 1937, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GOLD HILL DISTRICT: MOSCOW, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 46.BELL, R. N., 1908, NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR THE YEAR 1907, P. 137-138.1908 COMPILE NINTH ANN. MINE INSPECTOR'S REPT. FOR 19071957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2