Description
Sam Starr, Tom Schuster, Ward Brothers
Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENSES, IRREGULAR
Ore controlLow Angle Thrust Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Specularite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Prichard Formation
StructureLayering In The Vein
Tectonic settingBelt Basin
AlterationGouge, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1892
Discovery year1892
Identification
Deposit ID10078342
MRDS IDW026629
Alternate namesUnion
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.61157, -115.88132
References
Shenon, P. J., 1938 , Geology And Ore Deposits Near Murray, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47 , 44 P.Spokane Chronicle, Dec. 14 , 1973 ; Nov. 7 , 1967Hosterman, J. W., 1956 , Geology Of The Murray Area, Shoshone County, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1027 - P, P. 725 - 7481938 Geolmap Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology, Pamphlet 471953 Geolmap J. W. Hosterman, Bulletin 1027 - P1967 Geochem Sundance Min. Devel. Inc.IBMG, Mines And Prospects Of The Wallace Quad.,Idaho,1981, Hustedde, Et Al.Shenon, P. J., 1938 , Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 47 , 44 P.