Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOsburn Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
StructureA Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate A Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South.
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationHydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within A Belt Approx 1 Mi Wide Along The North Side Of The Osburn Fault Zone. It Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078296
MRDS IDW026561
Alternate namesTarbox Mine, Mineral King Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.45126, -115.49962
References
WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 60 .LAWSON, D. C., 1972 , DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 192 .CROWLEY, F. A., 1962 , DIRECTORY OF KNOWN MINING ENTEPRISES, 1961 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 25 , P. 37 .