Idaho · Shoshone County
Past Producer

Buckeye Boy Mine

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
GoldSilverZincLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOCKET
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Prichard Formation
StructureSeveral Faults On No. 3 Level
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationGouge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Identification
Deposit ID10078307
MRDS IDW026580
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.63567, -115.87492
References
SHENON, PHILIP J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COEUR D'ALENE DISTRICT, IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 62 , 203 P.SPOKANE CHRONICLE, APRIL 13 , 1968.1908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 621938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 471953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 - PRANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PROF. PAPER 62 . SHENON, P. J., 1938 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.