Idaho · Kootenai County
Prospect

Elk Mountain Group

Kootenai County, Idaho, United States
TungstenSilverLeadZincCopper
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Description

E. A. Oehrling And A. Mollenhauer

Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiarySilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Shale · Prichard Formation
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10073402
MRDS IDW019466
Alternate namesElk and Elk Extension, Painted Desert U. and Oil Co., Murphy Tungsten
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.59266, -116.64325
References
Western Mining News, Aug. 25 , 1975Powers, H. A., 1956 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Report, No. 3 , 5 P.Spokane Chronicle, Mar. 21 , 1974Hobbs, S. W., 1964 , Tungsten, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. 1 , P. 223 - 233