Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Malachite
GangueHematite, Ilmenite
Geology
Host rockKeratophyre,Greenstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockKeratophyre,Greenstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Eckels Creek Sequence-Keratophyre, Qtz Keratophyre Flow, Breccia
Tectonic settingIsland Arc Volcanic Chain
AlterationSaussuritized; Epidote, Chlorite, Calcite, Sericite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10089073
MRDS IDW012888
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.10126, -116.75181
References
MORGANTI, J. M., 1972, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE CUPRUM AREA, SEVEN DEVILS MINING DISTRICT, HELLS CANYON, IDAHO: PULLMAN, WASH., WASH. STATE UNIV., MS THESIS, 153 P