Idaho · Shoshone County
Producer

Hypotheek Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadGoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
SecondaryGold
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, IRREGULAR MASSES
Ore controlFissure Filling
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Calcite, Pyrite, Pyromorphite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Argillite · Prichard Formation-Slate, Quartzite, Argillite
StructureVein Offset By Fault Which Strikes N 40 Deg W, Dips Sw.
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1916
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10073422
MRDS IDW019498
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.50846, -116.27884
References
UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.ZARTMAN, R. E., AND STACEY, J. S., 1971 , LEAD ISOTOPES AND MINERALIZATION AGES IN BELT SUPERGROUP ROCKS, NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO: ECON. GEOL., V. 66 , NO. 6 , P. 849 - 860FRYKLUND, V. C., JR., 1964 , ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 445 , 103 P.JONES, E. L., JR., 1920 , A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PINE CREEK DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 710 , 36 P.1923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY & JONES, BULL. 7321964 OTHER V. C. FRYKLUND, PROF. PAPER 445GEOCHEM R. C. WELLS, PARTIAL ANALYSISUMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , USGS BULL. 732 , 156 P.