Idaho · Bonner County
Past Producer

Hope Mine

Bonner County, Idaho, United States
SilverZincLeadCopperAntimonyGoldArsenic
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Description

Messrs. Purdy And Jensen

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead, Copper
SecondaryAntimony, Gold
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlFault,Shear Zone; Low Angle Reverse Faults Of Small Displacement That Cross Bedding At Low Angle
Materials
Ore mineralsBoulangerite, Bournonite, Galena, Geocronite, Meneghinite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Striped Peak Formation-Argillite, Quartzite
Associated rockDiabase · Diabase Or Lamprophyre Dike
StructureOn Broad W Limb Of Syncline With Axis In Montana; Hope Fault Zone Ne Of Mine, Extensive Faults Of Minor Displacement;Vein Lies Along A Thrust Fault;Post-Mineral Faulting;Gouge;Minor Flexing ; Low Angle Reverse Faults Strike Ne, Dip Low Angles Se. Wallace Strikes N 5-10 Deg E, Dips 5-15 Deg Se.
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationSericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1927
Discovery year1923
Identification
Deposit ID10088842
MRDS IDM060177
Alternate namesElsie K.
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates48.16657, -116.17545
References
SAVAGE, C.N. 1967, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BONNER COUNTY: IDAHO RUR. MINES AND GEOL. COUNTY REPORT NO. 6, P. 86-88ANDERSON, A.L. 1947, GEOLOGY OF THE LEAD-SILVER DEPOSITS OF THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 944-B, P. 94-103HARRISON, J.E., AND JOBIN, D.A., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE CLARK FORK QUADRANGLE, IDAHO-MONTANA: USGS BULL. 1141-K, P. 34-35ZARTMAN,R.E.,AND STACEY,J.S.,1971,LEAD ISOTOPES AND MINERALIZATION AGES IN BELT SUPERGROUP ROCKS,NORTHWESTERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY,V.66,P.849-860.5) ANDERSON, A.L., 1930, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL 12, 132 P.6) ANDERSON, A.L., 1946, LEAD-SILVER MINERALIZATION IN THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 41, NO. 2, P. 105-123.7) LORAIN, S.H., 1946, CLARK FORK LEAD-ZINC DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: USBURMINES REPT INV 3992, 10 P.8) NORTHWEST MINING NEWS, 1939 , HOPE SILVER - LEAD MINES, INC.: NORTHWEST MINING NEWS, V. 5 , NO. 20 , P. 6 - 75) ANDERSON, A. L., 1930 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF CLARK FORK DISTRICT, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 12 , 132 P.6) ANDERSON, A. L., 1946 , LEAD-SILVER MINERALIZATION IN THE CLARK FORK DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: ECON. GEOLOGY, V. 41 , NO. 2 , P. 105 - 123 .7) LORAIN, S. H., 1946 , CLARK FORK LEAD-ZINC DISTRICT, BONNER COUNTY, IDAHO: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 3992 , 10 P.1943 DIREXPL US BUR MINES-DIAMOND DRILLING, REPT INV 39921947 GEOLMAP A.L.ANDERSON,USGS BULL. 944-BDIREXPL HOPE MINING CODIREXPL HOPE SILVER-LEAD MINES,INC.1957 GEOLMAP HARRISON AND JOBIN, USGS BULL. 1141-KUSGS BULL. 944-B, P. 95 ; A.L.ANDERSON,1930,IDAHO BUR MINES & GEOL. BULL. 12