Idaho · Boise County
Prospect

Cumo Prospect

Boise County, Idaho, United States
CopperMolybdenumSilverTungstenLeadRheniumZincGallium
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Molybdenum
SecondarySilver, Tungsten
TertiaryLead, Rhenium, Zinc, Gallium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeCu-Mo porphyry
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo80: Porphyry Mo, low-F
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formtabular
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Calcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Plagioclase, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite,Quartz Latite,Andesite,Lamprophyre
Associated rockDacite,Quartz Latite,Andesite,Lamprophyre · Idaho Batholith-Quartz Monzonite;Dikes-Biotite Quartz Latite Porphyry, Andesite, Dacite Porphyry, Lamprophyre;Dikes-Rhyolite, Diabase
StructureFractures, Shears And Faults, Breccia
Tectonic settingBoise Basin
AlterationSilicification, Argillization, Propylitization, Potassic, Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10078685
MRDS IDW027150
Alternate namesCumo Moly Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates44.03598, -115.78426
References
Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd., 2007, Mosquito confirms historical assays at Cumo: on line at http://www.mosquitogold.com, 6/11/07.WHITNEY, M. S., 1975 , GEOLOGY OF THE CUMO PROSPECT, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO: GOLDEN, COLORADO, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, M. S. THESIS, 84 P.IDAHO DEPT. OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, 1975 , FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ADDENDUM, JULY 1 , 1974 - JUNE 30 , 1975 , 95 P.1971 GEOLMAP MIDWEST OIL CO., WHITNEY M. S. THESIS1974 GEOLMAP AMAX EXPLORATION, INC., WHITNEY M. S. THESIS1975 COMPILE IDAHO DEPT LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, ADDENDUMSHANNON, S.S., JR., 1971, EVALUATION OF COPPER AND MOLYBDENUM GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES AT THE CUMO PROSPECT, BOISE COUNTY, IDAHO, IN BOYLE, R.W., AND MCGERRIGLE, J.I., EDS., GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION: CANADIAN INST. OF MINING AND METALL. SPEC. VOL. II, P. 247-250.Worthington, J.e., 2007, Porphyry and other molybdenum deposits of Idaho and Montana: Idaho Geological Survey Technical Report 07-3, University of Idaho, Moscow, IdahoHolmgren, J. A., 2008 , SUMMARY REPORT ON THE CUMO PROPERTY\nBOISE COUNTY, IDAHO, for Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines: CUMO 2008 Technical Report\nAnderson, A.L., 1947, Geology and ore deposits of the Boise Basin, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 944-C.Baker, Donald J., 1985, Geology of the Cumo molybdenum-copper system, Boise County, Idaho: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, 1985, V. 17, No. 4, p. 207.Kiilsgaard, T.H., and Lewis, R.S., 1985, Plutonic rocks of Cretaceous age and faults in the Atlanta lobe of the Idaho batholith, Challis quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1658, Chapter B.Kiilsgaard, T.H., and Bennett, E.H., 1995, Tertiary molybdenum stockworks, in Geology and Mineral Resource Assessments of the Challis 1o x 2o Quadrangle, Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1525, p. 131-134.Baker, D.J., 1983, The CUMO Molybdenite System, Boise, Idaho, A Comprehensive Summary?,Climax Molybdenum Company, April 1983, unpublished.Killsgaard, T.H, Fisher, F.S. and Bennet, E.H., 1989, Gold-Silver Deposits Associated with the Trans-Challis Fault System, Idaho; USGS Bull 1857-B, p. B22-B44George Cross Newsletter, 1995, Report on CUMO drilling, February 16.Rostad, Ora, 1978, Discussion notes: Economic Geology, vol. 73, p. 1366-1367.MOSQUITO CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINES LIMITED, 2009, MOSQUITO FILES CUMO NI 43-101, ANNOUNCES 1.3 BILLION TONS INDICATED, 2.2 BILLION TONS INFERRED OF HIGHER-GRADE MULTI-ELEMENT MINERALIZATION: NI43-101 report filed by Mosquite Consolidated Gold Mines Limited with SEDAR [www.mosquitogold.com] accessed from http://www.infomine.com/index/pr/PA751752.PDF, July 14, 2009.Jones, Ivor, et al, 2011, Resource Estimate Update May 2011, NI 43-101 Technical Report prepared for Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. Cumo Project; submitted to sedar.com on June 15, 2011, 223 pages