Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
TertiaryAntimony, Gold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR, BUNCHES, LENTICULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite · Upper Prichard Formation
StructureOn E Flank Of Trout Creek Anticline Which Strikes N, Dips Steeply E, Flexures, Brecciation; N-Striking Reverse Faults Parallel Bedding
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1900
Identification
Deposit ID10078317
MRDS IDW026591
Alternate namesIone, Beartop, Kiebler Vein, Merger Mines, Orofino
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.61567, -115.74462
References
WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 124SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 30 , 1972 ; OCT. 31 , 1969 ; FEB. 20 , 1974 ; MAY 22 , 1973 ; MAY 6 , 1971SHENON, P. 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.5) WALLACE MINER, FEB. 5 , 1976 , P. 1 .6) HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , GEOLOGY OF THE MURRAY AREA, SHOSHONE COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1027 - P, P. 745 - 7461908 GEOLMAP RANSOME AND CALKINS, PROF. PAPER 621938 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 471953 GEOLMAP J. W. HOSTERMAN, BULL. 1027 - PWESTERN MIN. NEWS, FEB. 13 , 1976 . WESTERN MINER, FEB. 5 , 1976 , P. 1 . SPOKANE CHRONICLE, MAR. 30 , 1972 ; OCT. 31 , 1969 ; SEPT. 23 , 1975 ; FEB. 20 , 1974 ; MAY 6 , 1971 . WESTERN MINING NEWS, 1974 - 75 DIRECTORY OF MINES IN IDAHO (COEUR D'ALENES) AND WASHINGTON, P. 124 . RANSOME, F. L., AND CALKINS, F. C., 1908 , USGS PROF. PAPER 62