Idaho · Shoshone County
Occurrence

Gold Back Prospect

Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
SilverLeadZincCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryCopper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBANDS
Ore controlMurray Peak Fault Zone From Mouth Of Niagara Gulch S Nearly To Tiger Peak
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockSlate · Prichard Formation
StructureMurray Peak Fault
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationSericite, Chlorite, Gouge Seams, Silicified
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078313
MRDS IDW026587
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.62376, -115.8463
References
SHENON, P. J., 1938 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS NEAR MURRAY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47 , 44 P.UMPLEBY, J. B., AND JONES, E. L., JR., 1923 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 732 , P. 861923 GEOLMAP UMPLEBY AND JONES, BULL. 7321938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 47